diff --git a/orte/mca/oob/tcp/oob_tcp_component.c b/orte/mca/oob/tcp/oob_tcp_component.c
index fefd94ac4a..ec7f44b7c6 100644
--- a/orte/mca/oob/tcp/oob_tcp_component.c
+++ b/orte/mca/oob/tcp/oob_tcp_component.c
@@ -90,7 +90,10 @@ static char* component_get_addr(void);
 static int component_set_addr(orte_process_name_t *peer,
                               char **uris);
 static bool component_is_reachable(orte_process_name_t *peer);
+#if OPAL_ENABLE_FT_CR == 1
 static int component_ft_event(int state);
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Struct of function pointers and all that to let us be initialized
  */
@@ -119,8 +122,11 @@ mca_oob_tcp_component_t mca_oob_tcp_component = {
         component_send,
         component_get_addr,
         component_set_addr,
-        component_is_reachable,
+        component_is_reachable
+#if OPAL_ENABLE_FT_CR == 1
+        ,
         component_ft_event
+#endif
     },
 };
 
@@ -1080,6 +1086,7 @@ static bool component_is_reachable(orte_process_name_t *peer)
     return true;
 }
 
+#if OPAL_ENABLE_FT_CR == 1
 static int component_ft_event(int state)
 {
     mca_oob_tcp_module_t *mod;
@@ -1099,6 +1106,7 @@ static int component_ft_event(int state)
 
     return ORTE_SUCCESS;
 }
+#endif
 
 /*
  *  Create a module instance and add to modules array.