diff --git a/src/elogd.c b/src/elogd.c
index cdc5b6b7..99c64750 100755
--- a/src/elogd.c
+++ b/src/elogd.c
@@ -27479,12 +27479,14 @@ void interprete(char *lbook, char *path)
 
          /* check if user in password file */
          if (get_user_line(NULL, uname, NULL, full_name, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL) == 2) {
+#ifdef HAVE_PAM
             /* show new user page if username is not in password file */
             getcfg(NULL, "Authentication", str, sizeof(str));
             if (stristr(str, "PAM")) {
                show_new_user_page(NULL, uname);
                return;
             }
+#endif /* HAVE_PAM */
             /* if self registering not allowed, go back to login screen */
             if (!getcfg(group, "Self register", str, sizeof(str)) || atoi(str) == 0) {
                show_login_page(NULL, str, 1);
@@ -27622,12 +27624,14 @@ void interprete(char *lbook, char *path)
 
       /* check if user in password file */
       if (get_user_line(lbs, uname, NULL, full_name, NULL, NULL, NULL, &inactive) == 2) {
+#ifdef HAVE_PAM
          /* show new user page if username is not in password file */
          getcfg(lbs->name, "Authentication", str, sizeof(str));
          if (stristr(str, "PAM")) {
             show_new_user_page(lbs, uname);
             return;
          }
+#endif /* HAVE_PAM */
          /* if self registering not allowed, go back to login screen */
          if (!getcfg(lbs->name, "Self register", str, sizeof(str)) || atoi(str) == 0) {
             show_login_page(lbs, str, 1);