2 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index 8ac2b460..7ecc5f2e 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ PROGRAMS		+= nft
 nft-destdir		:= @sbindir@
 
 nft-obj			+= main.o
+ifeq (@with_cli@,yes)
 nft-obj			+= cli.o
+endif
 nft-obj			+= rule.o
 nft-obj			+= statement.o
 nft-obj			+= datatype.o
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 2685b0db..3607bd58 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -335,7 +335,11 @@ int main(int argc, char * const *argv)
 		if (scanner_read_file(scanner, filename, &internal_location) < 0)
 			goto out;
 	} else if (interactive) {
-		cli_init(&state);
+		if (cli_init(&state) < 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s: interactive CLI not supported in this build\n",
+				argv[0]);
+			exit(NFT_EXIT_FAILURE);
+		}
 		return 0;
 	} else {
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s: no command specified\n", argv[0]);