diff --git a/sapi/servlet/servlet.c b/sapi/servlet/servlet.c
index 5142fca1e82..35fc7d414d5 100644
--- a/sapi/servlet/servlet.c
+++ b/sapi/servlet/servlet.c
@@ -326,7 +326,9 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_net_php_servlet_send
 {
 
 	zend_file_handle file_handle;
+#ifndef VIRTUAL_DIR
 	char cwd[MAXPATHLEN+1];
+#endif
 	SLS_FETCH();
 	PLS_FETCH();
 	CLS_FETCH();