diff --git a/src/elf32.c b/src/elf32.c
index f1c21e6d..a70bb58f 100644
--- a/src/elf32.c
+++ b/src/elf32.c
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
-#include "elf32.h"
-#include "elfxx.c"
+#ifndef UNW_REMOTE_ONLY
+# include "elf32.h"
+# include "elfxx.c"
+#endif
diff --git a/src/elf64.c b/src/elf64.c
index 1154179b..195b8879 100644
--- a/src/elf64.c
+++ b/src/elf64.c
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
-#include "elf64.h"
-#include "elfxx.c"
+#ifndef UNW_REMOTE_ONLY
+# include "elf64.h"
+# include "elfxx.c"
+#endif