diff --git a/src/hb-shaper-list.hh b/src/hb-shaper-list.hh
index c864af6ec..0d63933a7 100644
--- a/src/hb-shaper-list.hh
+++ b/src/hb-shaper-list.hh
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 #define HB_SHAPER_LIST_HH
 #endif /* HB_SHAPER_LIST_HH */ /* Dummy header guards */
 
+#ifndef HB_NO_SHAPER
+
+
 /* v--- Add new shapers in the right place here. */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GRAPHITE2
@@ -52,3 +55,6 @@ HB_SHAPER_IMPLEMENT (coretext)
 #ifndef HB_NO_FALLBACK_SHAPE
 HB_SHAPER_IMPLEMENT (fallback) /* <--- This should be last. */
 #endif
+
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/hb-shaper.cc b/src/hb-shaper.cc
index 4858a6a9c..0ea68ad1f 100644
--- a/src/hb-shaper.cc
+++ b/src/hb-shaper.cc
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ static const hb_shaper_entry_t all_shapers[] = {
 #include "hb-shaper-list.hh"
 #undef HB_SHAPER_IMPLEMENT
 };
+#ifndef HB_NO_SHAPER
 static_assert (0 != ARRAY_LENGTH_CONST (all_shapers), "No shaper enabled.");
+#endif
 
 #if HB_USE_ATEXIT
 static void free_static_shapers ();