diff --git a/src/apps/cam/file_sink.cpp b/src/apps/cam/file_sink.cpp
index 9d60c04e1cf4..4dfacc103c54 100644
--- a/src/apps/cam/file_sink.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/cam/file_sink.cpp
@@ -21,10 +21,14 @@
 
 using namespace libcamera;
 
-FileSink::FileSink(const libcamera::Camera *camera,
+FileSink::FileSink([[maybe_unused]] const libcamera::Camera *camera,
 		   const std::map<const libcamera::Stream *, std::string> &streamNames,
 		   const std::string &pattern)
-	: camera_(camera), streamNames_(streamNames), pattern_(pattern)
+	:
+#ifdef HAVE_TIFF
+	  camera_(camera),
+#endif
+	  streamNames_(streamNames), pattern_(pattern)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/apps/cam/file_sink.h b/src/apps/cam/file_sink.h
index 9ce8b619f69d..300edf8dc902 100644
--- a/src/apps/cam/file_sink.h
+++ b/src/apps/cam/file_sink.h
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ private:
 			 libcamera::FrameBuffer *buffer,
 			 const libcamera::ControlList &metadata);
 
+#ifdef HAVE_TIFF
 	const libcamera::Camera *camera_;
+#endif
 	std::map<const libcamera::Stream *, std::string> streamNames_;
 	std::string pattern_;
 	std::map<libcamera::FrameBuffer *, std::unique_ptr<Image>> mappedBuffers_;