diff --git a/client/src/proxmark3.c b/client/src/proxmark3.c
index b09c3a9ae..179b3f343 100644
--- a/client/src/proxmark3.c
+++ b/client/src/proxmark3.c
@@ -139,17 +139,14 @@ static int check_comm(void) {
     msleep(10);
     return 0;
 }
-static void flush_history(void) {
 #ifdef HAVE_READLINE
+static void flush_history(void) {
     if (session.history_path) {
         write_history(session.history_path);
         free(session.history_path);
     }
-#endif
 }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_READLINE
-
 #  if defined(_WIN32)
 /*
 static bool WINAPI terminate_handler(DWORD t) {