diff --git a/apps/tree.c b/apps/tree.c
index 8d70eb8bd4..d39ededea7 100644
--- a/apps/tree.c
+++ b/apps/tree.c
@@ -149,7 +149,9 @@ bool boot_changed = false;
 
 char lastfile[MAX_PATH];
 static char lastdir[MAX_PATH];
+#ifdef HAVE_TAGCACHE
 static int lasttable, lastextra, lastfirstpos;
+#endif
 static int max_files = 0;
 
 static bool reload_dir = false;
@@ -624,10 +626,12 @@ static bool dirbrowse(void)
         curr_context=CONTEXT_TREE;
     tc.selected_item = 0;
     tc.dirlevel=0;
+#ifdef HAVE_TAGCACHE
     tc.firstpos=0;
     lasttable = -1;
     lastextra = -1;
     lastfirstpos = 0;
+#endif
 
     if (*tc.dirfilter < NUM_FILTER_MODES) {
 #ifdef HAVE_RECORDING
@@ -986,10 +990,12 @@ static bool dirbrowse(void)
             if ( reload_root ) {
                 strcpy(currdir, "/");
                 tc.dirlevel = 0;
+#ifdef HAVE_TAGCACHE
                 tc.currtable = 0;
                 tc.currextra = 0;
                 lasttable = -1;
                 lastextra = -1;
+#endif
                 reload_root = false;
             }
 
diff --git a/apps/tree.h b/apps/tree.h
index ffe6d478c6..003714252e 100644
--- a/apps/tree.h
+++ b/apps/tree.h
@@ -58,11 +58,13 @@ struct tree_context {
     int filesindir; /* The number of files in the dircache */
     int dirsindir; /* file use */
     int dirlength; /* total number of entries in dir, incl. those not loaded */
+#ifdef HAVE_TAGCACHE
     int table_history[MAX_DIR_LEVELS]; /* db use */
     int extra_history[MAX_DIR_LEVELS]; /* db use */
     int currtable; /* db use */
     int currextra; /* db use */
     int currextra2; /* db use */
+#endif
     /* A big buffer with plenty of entry structs,
      * contains all files and dirs in the current
      * dir (with filters applied) */