diff --git a/pcbnew/dialogs/panel_fp_lib_table.cpp b/pcbnew/dialogs/panel_fp_lib_table.cpp
index 5c6c9dc5a9..fa4a13dc76 100644
--- a/pcbnew/dialogs/panel_fp_lib_table.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/dialogs/panel_fp_lib_table.cpp
@@ -300,7 +300,9 @@ PANEL_FP_LIB_TABLE::PANEL_FP_LIB_TABLE( DIALOG_EDIT_LIBRARY_TABLES* aParent,
     wxArrayString choices;
 
     choices.Add( IO_MGR::ShowType( IO_MGR::KICAD_SEXP ) );
+#if defined(BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN)
     choices.Add( IO_MGR::ShowType( IO_MGR::GITHUB ) );
+#endif
     choices.Add( IO_MGR::ShowType( IO_MGR::LEGACY ) );
     choices.Add( IO_MGR::ShowType( IO_MGR::EAGLE ) );
     choices.Add( IO_MGR::ShowType( IO_MGR::GEDA_PCB ) );
diff --git a/pcbnew/io_mgr.cpp b/pcbnew/io_mgr.cpp
index 1a215a34b5..f46dc638f3 100644
--- a/pcbnew/io_mgr.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/io_mgr.cpp
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ IO_MGR::PCB_FILE_T IO_MGR::GuessPluginTypeFromLibPath( const wxString& aLibPath
     }
     else
     {
+#if defined(BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN)
         // There is no extension for a remote repo, so test the server name.
         wxURI   uri( aLibPath );
 
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ IO_MGR::PCB_FILE_T IO_MGR::GuessPluginTypeFromLibPath( const wxString& aLibPath
         {
             ret = GITHUB;
         }
+#endif
     }
 
     return ret;
diff --git a/pcbnew/io_mgr.h b/pcbnew/io_mgr.h
index 976e02f31f..d899a7c3b0 100644
--- a/pcbnew/io_mgr.h
+++ b/pcbnew/io_mgr.h
@@ -56,8 +56,11 @@ public:
         EAGLE,
         PCAD,
         GEDA_PCB,       ///< Geda PCB file formats.
-        GITHUB,         ///< Read only http://github.com repo holding pretty footprints
 
+        //N.B. This needs to be commented out to ensure compile-type errors
+#if defined(BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN)
+        GITHUB,         ///< Read only http://github.com repo holding pretty footprints
+#endif
         // add your type here.
 
         // ALTIUM,