diff --git a/midori/midori-view.c b/midori/midori-view.c
index 6d16148a..57cd01b4 100644
--- a/midori/midori-view.c
+++ b/midori/midori-view.c
@@ -1492,8 +1492,10 @@ midori_view_construct_web_view (MidoriView* view)
 
     view->web_view = webkit_web_view_new ();
     if (g_object_class_find_property (G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS (view->web_view), "session"))
+    #if HAVE_LIBSOUP
         g_object_set (view->web_view, "session",
                       katze_net_get_session (view->net), NULL);
+    #endif
 
     web_frame = webkit_web_view_get_main_frame (WEBKIT_WEB_VIEW (view->web_view));