diff --git a/src/lj_buf.c b/src/lj_buf.c
index 7b6c2188..9cb27a89 100644
--- a/src/lj_buf.c
+++ b/src/lj_buf.c
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ SBuf *lj_buf_putmem(SBuf *sb, const void *q, MSize len)
   return sb;
 }
 
-#if LJ_HASJIT
 SBuf * LJ_FASTCALL lj_buf_putchar(SBuf *sb, int c)
 {
   char *p = lj_buf_more(sb, 1);
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ SBuf * LJ_FASTCALL lj_buf_putchar(SBuf *sb, int c)
   setsbufP(sb, p);
   return sb;
 }
-#endif
 
 SBuf * LJ_FASTCALL lj_buf_putstr(SBuf *sb, GCstr *s)
 {
diff --git a/src/lj_buf.h b/src/lj_buf.h
index 1cf1780b..db72270f 100644
--- a/src/lj_buf.h
+++ b/src/lj_buf.h
@@ -67,9 +67,7 @@ static LJ_AINLINE char *lj_buf_more(SBuf *sb, MSize sz)
 
 /* Low-level buffer put operations */
 LJ_FUNC SBuf *lj_buf_putmem(SBuf *sb, const void *q, MSize len);
-#if LJ_HASJIT
 LJ_FUNC SBuf * LJ_FASTCALL lj_buf_putchar(SBuf *sb, int c);
-#endif
 LJ_FUNC SBuf * LJ_FASTCALL lj_buf_putstr(SBuf *sb, GCstr *s);
 
 static LJ_AINLINE char *lj_buf_wmem(char *p, const void *q, MSize len)