diff --git a/include/wx/unix/execute.h b/include/wx/unix/execute.h
index 37dea4f7ef..976b84b41d 100644
--- a/include/wx/unix/execute.h
+++ b/include/wx/unix/execute.h
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
 #include "wx/hashmap.h"
 #include "wx/process.h"
 
-#include "wx/unix/pipe.h"
-#include "wx/private/streamtempinput.h"
+#if wxUSE_STREAMS
+    #include "wx/unix/pipe.h"
+    #include "wx/private/streamtempinput.h"
+#endif
 
 class wxEventLoopBase;