diff --git a/src/sysdep.c b/src/sysdep.c
index be07dbe9db6..b7baf4fbb58 100644
--- a/src/sysdep.c
+++ b/src/sysdep.c
@@ -1796,7 +1796,7 @@ unrequest_sigio ()
  *
  */
 
-#ifndef CANNOT_UNEXEC
+#if !defined (CANNOT_UNEXEC) && !defined (HAVE_TEXT_START)
 char *
 start_of_text ()
 {
@@ -1812,7 +1812,7 @@ start_of_text ()
 #endif /* GOULD */
 #endif /* TEXT_START */
 }
-#endif /* not CANNOT_UNEXEC */
+#endif /* not CANNOT_UNEXEC and not HAVE_TEXT_START */
 
 /*
  *	Return the address of the start of the data segment prior to