diff --git a/neo/framework/File_SaveGame.cpp b/neo/framework/File_SaveGame.cpp
index 65e2e94b..b6ff7288 100644
--- a/neo/framework/File_SaveGame.cpp
+++ b/neo/framework/File_SaveGame.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ class idSGFcompressThread : public idSysThread
 public:
 	virtual int			Run()
 	{
+#if USE_OPTICK
 		OPTICK_THREAD( "idSGFcompressThread" );
+#endif
 
 		sgf->CompressBlock();
 		return 0;
@@ -83,7 +85,9 @@ class idSGFdecompressThread : public idSysThread
 public:
 	virtual int			Run()
 	{
+#if USE_OPTICK
 		OPTICK_THREAD( "idSGFdecompressThread" );
+#endif
 
 		sgf->DecompressBlock();
 		return 0;
@@ -95,7 +99,9 @@ class idSGFwriteThread : public idSysThread
 public:
 	virtual int			Run()
 	{
+#if USE_OPTICK
 		OPTICK_THREAD( "idSGFwriteThread" );
+#endif
 
 		sgf->WriteBlock();
 		return 0;
@@ -107,7 +113,9 @@ class idSGFreadThread : public idSysThread
 public:
 	virtual int			Run()
 	{
+#if USE_OPTICK
 		OPTICK_THREAD( "idSGFreadThread" );
+#endif
 
 		sgf->ReadBlock();
 		return 0;
diff --git a/neo/framework/common_frame.cpp b/neo/framework/common_frame.cpp
index 36a3a5ec..da8dc167 100644
--- a/neo/framework/common_frame.cpp
+++ b/neo/framework/common_frame.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ be called directly in the foreground thread for comparison.
 */
 int idGameThread::Run()
 {
+#if USE_OPTICK
 	OPTICK_THREAD( "idGameThread" );
+#endif
 
 	commonLocal.frameTiming.startGameTime = Sys_Microseconds();
 
diff --git a/neo/idlib/ParallelJobList.cpp b/neo/idlib/ParallelJobList.cpp
index 54b14c5d..16c31ec6 100644
--- a/neo/idlib/ParallelJobList.cpp
+++ b/neo/idlib/ParallelJobList.cpp
@@ -1145,7 +1145,9 @@ idJobThread::Run
 */
 int idJobThread::Run()
 {
+#if USE_OPTICK
 	OPTICK_THREAD( GetName() );
+#endif
 
 	threadJobListState_t threadJobListState[MAX_JOBLISTS];
 	int numJobLists = 0;
diff --git a/neo/idlib/precompiled.h b/neo/idlib/precompiled.h
index 3ac48bd2..012c878c 100644
--- a/neo/idlib/precompiled.h
+++ b/neo/idlib/precompiled.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ const int MAX_EXPRESSION_REGISTERS = 4096;
 #endif
 
 // RB: make Optick profiling available everywhere
-#if defined( USE_OPTICK )
+#if USE_OPTICK
 	#include "../libs/optick/optick.h"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/neo/sys/common/savegame.cpp b/neo/sys/common/savegame.cpp
index 65de9bb8..de47bef8 100644
--- a/neo/sys/common/savegame.cpp
+++ b/neo/sys/common/savegame.cpp
@@ -746,7 +746,9 @@ idSaveGameThread::Run
 */
 int idSaveGameThread::Run()
 {
+#if USE_OPTICK
 	OPTICK_THREAD( "idSaveGameThread" );
+#endif
 
 	int ret = ERROR_SUCCESS;