diff --git a/perf/perf-draw.hh b/perf/perf-draw.hh
index 7e577ce1f..d31201e37 100644
--- a/perf/perf-draw.hh
+++ b/perf/perf-draw.hh
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ static void draw (benchmark::State &state, const char *font_path, bool is_var, b
 
     hb_blob_destroy (blob);
     free (tp_font);
+#else
+    state.SkipWithError("ttfparser not available.");
+    return;
 #endif
   }
   else abort ();
diff --git a/perf/perf-extents.hh b/perf/perf-extents.hh
index c7bc84c92..c75252637 100644
--- a/perf/perf-extents.hh
+++ b/perf/perf-extents.hh
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ static void extents (benchmark::State &state, const char *font_path, bool is_var
 
     hb_blob_destroy (blob);
     free (tp_font);
+#else
+    state.SkipWithError("ttfparser not available.");
+    return;
 #endif
   }