diff --git a/src/node_builtins.cc b/src/node_builtins.cc
index 61d0096b8da7b1..30d7193a13c146 100644
--- a/src/node_builtins.cc
+++ b/src/node_builtins.cc
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ BuiltinLoader::BuiltinLoader() : config_(GetConfig()), has_code_cache_(false) {
 #endif  // NODE_HAVE_I18N_SUPPORT
 }
 
+#if defined(NODE_HAVE_I18N_SUPPORT)
 BuiltinLoader* BuiltinLoader::GetInstance() {
   return &instance_;
 }
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ MaybeLocal<String> BuiltinLoader::LoadBuiltinSource(Isolate* isolate,
 #ifdef NODE_BUILTIN_MODULES_PATH
   }
   std::string filename = OnDiskFileName(id);
+
   std::string contents;
   int r = ReadFileSync(&contents, filename.c_str());
   if (r != 0) {