diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/composite/nodes/node_composite_image.c b/source/blender/nodes/composite/nodes/node_composite_image.c
index 96a92055ca9..dcc88c7c010 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/composite/nodes/node_composite_image.c
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/composite/nodes/node_composite_image.c
@@ -282,6 +282,8 @@ static void cmp_node_image_update(bNodeTree *ntree, bNode *node)
 		cmp_node_image_verify_outputs(ntree, node);
 }
 
+#ifdef WITH_COMPOSITOR_LEGACY
+
 /* float buffer from the image with matching color management */
 float *node_composit_get_float_buffer(RenderData *rd, ImBuf *ibuf, int *alloc)
 {
@@ -322,8 +324,6 @@ float *node_composit_get_float_buffer(RenderData *rd, ImBuf *ibuf, int *alloc)
 	return rect;
 }
 
-#ifdef WITH_COMPOSITOR_LEGACY
-
 /* note: this function is used for multilayer too, to ensure uniform 
  * handling with BKE_image_get_ibuf() */
 static CompBuf *node_composit_get_image(RenderData *rd, Image *ima, ImageUser *iuser)