diff --git a/src/gui.c b/src/gui.c
index 0e00547..e9f951d 100644
--- a/src/gui.c
+++ b/src/gui.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
     int		exit_status;
     pid_t	pid = -1;
 
-# if defined(FEAT_RELTIME) && defined(HAVE_TIMER_CREATE)
+# if defined(FEAT_RELTIME) && defined(PROF_NSEC)
     // a timer is not carried forward
     delete_timer();
 # endif