diff --git a/src/cli/activation_transaction.c b/src/cli/activation_transaction.c
index 90cda8159..83e6862e4 100644
--- a/src/cli/activation_transaction.c
+++ b/src/cli/activation_transaction.c
@@ -1695,6 +1695,7 @@ static activation_publish_status_t activation_publish_absent_link_fallback(
 }
 #endif
 
+#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__APPLE__) || (defined(__linux__) && defined(SYS_renameat2))
 static activation_publish_status_t activation_finish_absent_publish(
     cbm_activation_transaction_t *transaction) {
     transaction->staged_exists = false;
@@ -1705,6 +1706,7 @@ static activation_publish_status_t activation_finish_absent_publish(
                ? ACTIVATION_PUBLISH_OK
                : ACTIVATION_PUBLISH_CHANGED_ERROR;
 }
+#endif
 
 static activation_publish_status_t activation_publish_absent_replacement(
     cbm_activation_transaction_t *transaction) {