diff --git a/src/persistence/paths.cpp b/src/persistence/paths.cpp
index 54b804e75..0873d3b20 100644
--- a/src/persistence/paths.cpp
+++ b/src/persistence/paths.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
 namespace {
 const QLatin1String globalSettingsFile{"qtox.ini"};
+
+#if PATHS_VERSION_TCS_COMPLIANT
 const QLatin1String profileFolder{"profiles"};
 const QLatin1String themeFolder{"themes"};
 const QLatin1String avatarsFolder{"avatars"};
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ const QLatin1String TCSToxFileFolder{"~/Library/Application Support/Tox"};
 #else
 const QLatin1String TCSToxFileFolder{"~/.config/tox/"};
 #endif
+#endif // PATHS_VERSION_TCS_COMPLIANT
 } // namespace
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/persistence/paths_test.cpp b/test/persistence/paths_test.cpp
index 0fcf6c399..6bcc2de35 100644
--- a/test/persistence/paths_test.cpp
+++ b/test/persistence/paths_test.cpp
@@ -42,12 +42,14 @@ private:
 };
 
 namespace {
+#if PATHS_VERSION_TCS_COMPLIANT
 const QLatin1String globalSettingsFile{"qtox.ini"};
 const QLatin1String profileFolder{"profiles"};
 const QLatin1String themeFolder{"themes"};
 const QLatin1String avatarsFolder{"avatars"};
 const QLatin1String transfersFolder{"transfers"};
 const QLatin1String screenshotsFolder{"screenshots"};
+#endif // PATHS_VERSION_TCS_COMPLIANT
 const QString sep{QDir::separator()};
 }