diff --git a/src/utils/geo_lookup.cc b/src/utils/geo_lookup.cc
index bb10f739..beda0eee 100644
--- a/src/utils/geo_lookup.cc
+++ b/src/utils/geo_lookup.cc
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
 
 #include "utils/geo_lookup.h"
 
+#ifdef WITH_GEOIP
 #include <GeoIPCity.h>
+#endif  // WITH_GEOIP
 
 namespace modsecurity {
 namespace Utils {
diff --git a/src/utils/https_client.h b/src/utils/https_client.h
index 800d6b1b..f965b082 100644
--- a/src/utils/https_client.h
+++ b/src/utils/https_client.h
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <functional>
 
-#include <GeoIPCity.h>
-
 #ifndef SRC_UTILS_HTTPS_CLIENT_H_
 #define SRC_UTILS_HTTPS_CLIENT_H_
 
diff --git a/src/utils/ip_tree.h b/src/utils/ip_tree.h
index ad6a9204..c15660c8 100644
--- a/src/utils/ip_tree.h
+++ b/src/utils/ip_tree.h
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <functional>
 
-#include <GeoIPCity.h>
-
 #ifndef SRC_UTILS_IP_TREE_H_
 #define SRC_UTILS_IP_TREE_H_