--- a/src/gmt_api.c
+++ b/src/gmt_api.c
@@ -4632,7 +4632,11 @@
 	h = I->header;
 	data = gmt_M_memory_aligned (GMT, NULL, h->size * 3, unsigned char);	/* The new r,g,b image */
 
-	if (GMT->parent->GMT->current.gdal_read_in.O.mem_layout[0] && strncmp (GMT->parent->GMT->current.gdal_read_in.O.mem_layout, "TRB", 3U) == 0) {	/* Band interleave */
+#ifdef HAVE_GDAL
+	if (GMT->parent->GMT->current.gdal_read_in.O.mem_layout[0] && strncmp (GMT->parent->GMT->current.gdal_read_in.O.mem_layout, "TRB", 3U) == 0) {
+#else
+	if (0) {
+#endif	/* Band interleave */
 		strncpy (h->mem_layout, "TRB ", 4);	/* Fill out red, green, and blue bands */
 		for (c = 0; c < 3; c++) off[c] = c * h->size;
 		for (node = 0; node < h->size; node++) {	/* For all pixels, including the pad */
@@ -4650,7 +4654,9 @@
 			for (c = 0; c < 3; c++, k++) data[k] = I->colormap[start_c+c];	/* Place r,g,b in separate bands */
 		}
 		/* If neither TRB or TRP we call for a changed layout, which may or may not have been implemented */
-		GMT_Change_Layout (GMT->parent, GMT_IS_IMAGE, GMT->parent->GMT->current.gdal_read_in.O.mem_layout, 0, I, NULL, NULL);	
+#ifdef HAVE_GDAL
+		GMT_Change_Layout (GMT->parent, GMT_IS_IMAGE, GMT->parent->GMT->current.gdal_read_in.O.mem_layout, 0, I, NULL, NULL);
+#endif	
 	}
 	gmt_M_free_aligned (GMT, I->data);	/* Free previous aligned image memory */
 	I->data = data;	/* Pass the reallocated rgb TRB image back */
--- a/src/gmt_init.c
+++ b/src/gmt_init.c
@@ -14279,9 +14279,11 @@
 	GMT->current.setting.io_lonlat_toggle[GMT_IN] = GMT->current.setting.io_lonlat_toggle[GMT_OUT] = false;
 
 	/* Reset these GDAL in/out stuff */
+#ifdef HAVE_GDAL
 	gmt_M_memset (&GMT->current.gdal_read_in,  1, struct GMT_GDALREAD_IN_CTRL);
 	gmt_M_memset (&GMT->current.gdal_read_out, 1, struct GMT_GDALREAD_OUT_CTRL);
 	gmt_M_memset (&GMT->current.gdal_write,    1, struct GMT_GDALWRITE_CTRL);
+#endif
 
 	gmt_M_str_free (Ccopy);	/* Good riddance */
 }