diff --git a/ggml.c b/ggml.c
index 4f3011583..b96a82a41 100644
--- a/ggml.c
+++ b/ggml.c
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include "ggml-impl.h"
 #include "ggml-quants.h"
 #include "ggml.h"
-#include "sgemm.h"
 
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__MINGW32__)
 #include <malloc.h> // using malloc.h with MSC/MINGW
@@ -37,6 +36,10 @@
 #undef GGML_USE_LLAMAFILE
 #endif
 
+#ifdef GGML_USE_LLAMAFILE
+#include "sgemm.h"
+#endif
+
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
 // disable "possible loss of data" to avoid hundreds of casts
 // we should just be careful :)