diff --git a/tests/test_memlimit.c b/tests/test_memlimit.c
index 4e16903d..c45a44b5 100644
--- a/tests/test_memlimit.c
+++ b/tests/test_memlimit.c
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@
 
 static uint8_t *in;
 static size_t in_size;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_DECODERS
 static uint8_t out[8192];
+#endif
 
 
 static void