diff --git a/libraries/AP_Scripting/lua_scripts.cpp b/libraries/AP_Scripting/lua_scripts.cpp
index b1b60a29c8a711..98960a11ceba6e 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Scripting/lua_scripts.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_Scripting/lua_scripts.cpp
@@ -524,10 +524,12 @@ void lua_scripts::run(void) {
         load_all_scripts_in_dir(L, SCRIPTING_DIRECTORY);
         loaded = true;
     }
+#ifdef HAL_HAVE_AP_ROMFS_EMBEDDED_LUA
     if ((dir_disable & uint16_t(AP_Scripting::SCR_DIR::ROMFS)) == 0) {
         load_all_scripts_in_dir(L, "@ROMFS/scripts");
         loaded = true;
     }
+#endif
     if (!loaded) {
         GCS_SEND_TEXT(MAV_SEVERITY_CRITICAL, "Lua: All directory's disabled see SCR_DIR_DISABLE");
     }