diff --git a/src/clientserver.c b/src/clientserver.c
index caa6fdc..15e490f 100644
--- a/src/clientserver.c
+++ b/src/clientserver.c
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@
     rettv->v_type = VAR_STRING;
     rettv->vval.v_string = NULL;
 
+#ifdef FEAT_CLIENTSERVER
     if (in_vim9script()
 	    && (check_for_string_arg(argvars, 0) == FAIL
 		|| check_for_string_arg(argvars, 1) == FAIL
@@ -802,7 +803,6 @@
 		    && check_for_opt_number_arg(argvars, 3) == FAIL)))
 	return;
 
-#ifdef FEAT_CLIENTSERVER
     remote_common(argvars, rettv, TRUE);
 #endif
 }
@@ -945,13 +945,13 @@
     rettv->v_type = VAR_STRING;
     rettv->vval.v_string = NULL;
 
+#ifdef FEAT_CLIENTSERVER
     if (in_vim9script()
 	    && (check_for_string_arg(argvars, 0) == FAIL
 		|| check_for_string_arg(argvars, 1) == FAIL
 		|| check_for_opt_string_arg(argvars, 2) == FAIL))
 	return;
 
-#ifdef FEAT_CLIENTSERVER
     remote_common(argvars, rettv, FALSE);
 #endif
 }