diff --git a/src/microhttpd/daemon.c b/src/microhttpd/daemon.c
index d3b9958d..fde1703d 100644
--- a/src/microhttpd/daemon.c
+++ b/src/microhttpd/daemon.c
@@ -8015,9 +8015,7 @@ MHD_init (void)
   gnutls_global_init ();
 #endif /* HTTPS_SUPPORT */
   MHD_monotonic_sec_counter_init ();
-#ifdef HAVE_FREEBSD_SENDFILE
   MHD_send_init_static_vars_ ();
-#endif /* HAVE_FREEBSD_SENDFILE */
   MHD_init_mem_pools_ ();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/microhttpd/mhd_send.c b/src/microhttpd/mhd_send.c
index 3810e121..10c95117 100644
--- a/src/microhttpd/mhd_send.c
+++ b/src/microhttpd/mhd_send.c
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ static int freebsd_sendfile_flags_;
  */
 static int freebsd_sendfile_flags_thd_p_c_;
 #endif /* SF_FLAGS */
+#endif /* HAVE_FREEBSD_SENDFILE */
+
+
 /**
  * Initialises static variables
  */
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ MHD_send_init_static_vars_ (void)
 /* FreeBSD 11 and later allow to specify read-ahead size
  * and handles SF_NODISKIO differently.
  * SF_FLAGS defined only on FreeBSD 11 and later. */
+#ifdef HAVE_FREEBSD_SENDFILE
 #ifdef SF_FLAGS
   long sys_page_size = sysconf (_SC_PAGESIZE);
   if (0 >= sys_page_size)
@@ -108,10 +112,8 @@ MHD_send_init_static_vars_ (void)
                             / sys_page_size), SF_NODISKIO);
   }
 #endif /* SF_FLAGS */
-}
-
-
 #endif /* HAVE_FREEBSD_SENDFILE */
+}
 
 
 bool
diff --git a/src/microhttpd/mhd_send.h b/src/microhttpd/mhd_send.h
index d4ee8de7..57f6319b 100644
--- a/src/microhttpd/mhd_send.h
+++ b/src/microhttpd/mhd_send.h
@@ -46,15 +46,12 @@
 #define MHD_VECT_SEND 1
 #endif /* HAVE_SENDMSG || HAVE_WRITEV || MHD_WINSOCK_SOCKETS */
 
-#ifdef HAVE_FREEBSD_SENDFILE
 /**
  * Initialises static variables
  */
 void
 MHD_send_init_static_vars_ (void);
 
-#endif /* HAVE_FREEBSD_SENDFILE */
-
 
 /**
  * Send buffer to the client, push data from network buffer if requested