--- a/src/daemon/main.c
+++ b/src/daemon/main.c
@@ -1520,8 +1520,9 @@
 
                             // set defaults for dbegnine unittest
                             config_set(CONFIG_SECTION_DB, "dbengine page type", "gorilla");
+#ifdef ENABLE_DBENGINE
                             default_rrdeng_disk_quota_mb = default_multidb_disk_quota_mb = 256;
-
+#endif
                             if (sqlite_library_init())
                                 return 1;