--- spa/tests/test-control.c
+++ spa/tests/test-control.c
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
  */
 
 #include <math.h>
+#ifdef __GLIBC__
 #include <error.h>
+#endif
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -358,8 +360,10 @@ static int make_nodes(struct data *data, const char *device)
 		spa_pod_builder_init(&b, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
 		if ((res = spa_node_port_enum_params(data->source, SPA_DIRECTION_OUTPUT, 0,
 					   data->type.param.idIO, &idx, NULL, &param, &b)) < 1) {
+#ifdef __GLIBC__
 			if (res < 0)
 				error(0, -res, "port_enum_params");
+#endif
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -369,19 +373,23 @@ static int make_nodes(struct data *data, const char *device)
 				NULL);
 
 		if (propId == data->type.props_freq) {
+#ifdef __GLIBC__
 			if ((res = spa_node_port_set_io(data->source,
 				     SPA_DIRECTION_OUTPUT, 0,
 				     id,
 				     &data->ctrl_source_freq, sizeof(data->ctrl_source_freq))) < 0)
 				error(0, -res, "set_io freq");
+#endif
 
 		}
 		else if (propId == data->type.props_volume) {
+#ifdef __GLIBC__
 			if ((res = spa_node_port_set_io(data->source,
 				     SPA_DIRECTION_OUTPUT, 0,
 				     id,
 				     &data->ctrl_source_volume, sizeof(data->ctrl_source_volume))) < 0)
 				error(0, -res, "set_io volume");
+#endif
 		}
 	}
 
--- spa/tests/test-mixer.c
+++ spa/tests/test-mixer.c
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
  */
 
 #include <math.h>
+#ifdef __GLIBC__
 #include <error.h>
+#endif
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -369,8 +371,10 @@ static int make_nodes(struct data *data, const char *device)
 		":", data->type.props_device,      "s", device ? device : "hw:0",
 		":", data->type.props_min_latency, "i", MIN_LATENCY);
 
+#ifdef __GLIBC__
 	if ((res = spa_node_set_param(data->sink, data->type.param.idProps, 0, props)) < 0)
 		error(0, -res, "set_param props");
+#endif
 
 	if ((res = make_node(data, &data->mix,
 			     "build/spa/plugins/audiomixer/libspa-audiomixer.so",
@@ -453,6 +457,7 @@ static int make_nodes(struct data *data, const char *device)
 	data->ctrl_volume[0] = SPA_POD_DOUBLE_INIT(0.5);
 	data->ctrl_volume[1] = SPA_POD_DOUBLE_INIT(0.5);
 
+#ifdef __GLIBC__
 	if ((res = spa_node_port_set_io(data->mix,
 				     SPA_DIRECTION_INPUT, data->mix_ports[0],
 				     data->type.io_inprop_volume,
@@ -464,6 +469,7 @@ static int make_nodes(struct data *data, const char *device)
 				     data->type.io_inprop_volume,
 				     &data->ctrl_volume[1], sizeof(data->ctrl_volume[1]))) < 0)
 				error(0, -res, "set_io volume 1");
+#endif
 
 
 #ifdef USE_GRAPH
--- spa/tools/spa-inspect.c
+++ spa/tools/spa-inspect.c
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
  * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
+#ifdef __GLIBC__
 #include <error.h>
+#endif
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -71,8 +73,10 @@ inspect_node_params(struct data *data, struct spa_node *node)
 		if ((res = spa_node_enum_params(node,
 						data->type.param.idList, &idx1,
 						NULL, &param, &b)) <= 0) {
+#ifdef __GLIBC__
 			if (res != 0)
 				error(0, -res, "enum_params");
+#endif
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -88,8 +92,10 @@ inspect_node_params(struct data *data, struct spa_node *node)
 			if ((res = spa_node_enum_params(node,
 							id, &idx2,
 							NULL, &param, &b)) <= 0) {
+#ifdef __GLIBC__
 				if (res != 0)
 					error(0, -res, "enum_params %d", id);
+#endif
 				break;
 			}
 			spa_debug_pod(param, flags);
@@ -115,8 +121,10 @@ inspect_port_params(struct data *data, struct spa_node *node,
 						     direction, port_id,
 						     data->type.param.idList, &idx1,
 						     NULL, &param, &b)) <= 0) {
+#ifdef __GLIBC__
 			if (res != 0)
 				error(0, -res, "port_enum_params");
+#endif
 			break;
 		}
 		spa_pod_object_parse(param,
@@ -132,8 +140,10 @@ inspect_port_params(struct data *data, struct spa_node *node,
 							     direction, port_id,
 							     id, &idx2,
 							     NULL, &param, &b)) <= 0) {
+#ifdef __GLIBC__
 				if (res != 0)
 					error(0, -res, "port_enum_params");
+#endif
 				break;
 			}
 
@@ -214,8 +224,10 @@ static void inspect_factory(struct data *data, const struct spa_handle_factory *
 		if ((res = spa_handle_factory_enum_interface_info(factory, &info, &index)) <= 0) {
 			if (res == 0)
 				break;
+#ifdef __GLIBC__
 			else
 				error(0, -res, "spa_handle_factory_enum_interface_info");
+#endif
 		}
 		printf(" interface: '%s'\n", info->type);
 
@@ -297,8 +309,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		const struct spa_handle_factory *factory;
 
 		if ((res = enum_func(&factory, &index)) <= 0) {
+#ifdef __GLIBC__
 			if (res != 0)
 				error(0, -res, "enum_func");
+#endif
 			break;
 		}
 		inspect_factory(&data, factory);