diff --git a/tests/server/dnsd.c b/tests/server/dnsd.c
index a2241291fd..eddba00f9f 100644
--- a/tests/server/dnsd.c
+++ b/tests/server/dnsd.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
  ***************************************************************************/
 #include "first.h"
 
+#ifndef __AMIGA__
+
 static int dnsd_wrotepidfile = 0;
 static int dnsd_wroteportfile = 0;
 
@@ -30,10 +32,6 @@ static int dnsd_wroteportfile = 0;
 #include <sys/select.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef __AMIGA__
-#error building dnsd on AMIGA os is unsupported
-#endif
-
 static uint16_t get16bit(const unsigned char **pkt, size_t *size)
 {
   const unsigned char *p = *pkt;
@@ -1063,3 +1061,10 @@ dnsd_cleanup:
   logmsg("========> dnsd quits");
   return result;
 }
+#else
+static int test_dnsd(int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+  logmsg("building dnsd on AMIGA os is unsupported");
+  return 1;
+}
+#endif