diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index 75c8765a..3a38b264 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "proto.h"
 #include "nano.h"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_WCHAR_H
+#if defined(HAVE_WCHAR_H) && defined(NANO_WIDE)
 #include <wchar.h>
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index fb990b90..bea1680b 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include "proto.h"
 #include "nano.h"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_WCHAR_H
+#if defined(HAVE_WCHAR_H) && defined(NANO_WIDE)
 #include <wchar.h>
 #endif