diff --git a/src/poc/multiselect.c b/src/poc/multiselect.c
index f0b13a8b1..d1d59bb78 100644
--- a/src/poc/multiselect.c
+++ b/src/poc/multiselect.c
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ int main(void){
   }
   return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
+#ifdef USE_FFMPEG
 err:
   notcurses_stop(nc);
   return EXIT_FAILURE;
+#endif
 }
diff --git a/src/poc/selector.c b/src/poc/selector.c
index f861f7096..1f1b70f8d 100644
--- a/src/poc/selector.c
+++ b/src/poc/selector.c
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ int main(void){
   }
   return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
+#ifdef USE_FFMPEG
 err:
   notcurses_stop(nc);
   return EXIT_FAILURE;
+#endif
 }