diff --git a/vm/src/main.rs b/vm/src/main.rs
index 4c44496..e133b8b 100644
--- a/vm/src/main.rs
+++ b/vm/src/main.rs
@@ -98,10 +98,12 @@
     storage_size: Option<u64>,
 
     /// Path to custom kernel image to use when booting Microdroid.
+    #[cfg(vendor_modules)]
     #[arg(long)]
     kernel: Option<PathBuf>,
 
     /// Path to disk image containing vendor-specific modules.
+    #[cfg(vendor_modules)]
     #[arg(long)]
     vendor: Option<PathBuf>,
 
@@ -110,6 +112,29 @@
     devices: Vec<PathBuf>,
 }
 
+impl MicrodroidConfig {
+    #[cfg(vendor_modules)]
+    fn kernel(&self) -> &Option<PathBuf> {
+        &self.kernel
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(not(vendor_modules))]
+    fn kernel(&self) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        None
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(vendor_modules)]
+    fn vendor(&self) -> &Option<PathBuf> {
+        &self.vendor
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(not(vendor_modules))]
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn vendor(&self) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Args)]
 /// Flags for the run_app subcommand
 pub struct RunAppConfig {
diff --git a/vm/src/run.rs b/vm/src/run.rs
index fc8d7e0..1ba9dec 100644
--- a/vm/src/run.rs
+++ b/vm/src/run.rs
@@ -84,25 +84,25 @@
         )?;
     }
 
-    let storage = if let Some(path) = config.microdroid.storage {
+    let storage = if let Some(ref path) = config.microdroid.storage {
         if !path.exists() {
             command_create_partition(
                 service.as_ref(),
-                &path,
+                path,
                 config.microdroid.storage_size.unwrap_or(10 * 1024 * 1024),
                 PartitionType::ENCRYPTEDSTORE,
             )?;
         }
-        Some(open_parcel_file(&path, true)?)
+        Some(open_parcel_file(path, true)?)
     } else {
         None
     };
 
     let kernel =
-        config.microdroid.kernel.as_ref().map(|p| open_parcel_file(p, false)).transpose()?;
+        config.microdroid.kernel().as_ref().map(|p| open_parcel_file(p, false)).transpose()?;
 
     let vendor =
-        config.microdroid.vendor.as_ref().map(|p| open_parcel_file(p, false)).transpose()?;
+        config.microdroid.vendor().as_ref().map(|p| open_parcel_file(p, false)).transpose()?;
 
     let extra_idsig_files: Result<Vec<File>, _> =
         config.extra_idsigs.iter().map(File::open).collect();