diff --git a/include/SDL_rwops.h b/include/SDL_rwops.h
index 69ef271ec..f6e374bee 100644
--- a/include/SDL_rwops.h
+++ b/include/SDL_rwops.h
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ extern DECLSPEC SDL_RWops *SDLCALL SDL_RWFromFile(const char *file,
 #ifdef HAVE_STDIO_H
 extern DECLSPEC SDL_RWops *SDLCALL SDL_RWFromFP(FILE * fp,
                                                 SDL_bool autoclose);
+#else
+extern DECLSPEC SDL_RWops *SDLCALL SDL_RWFromFP(void * fp,
+                                                SDL_bool autoclose);
 #endif
 
 extern DECLSPEC SDL_RWops *SDLCALL SDL_RWFromMem(void *mem, int size);
diff --git a/src/file/SDL_rwops.c b/src/file/SDL_rwops.c
index 05c296112..baa8a07b1 100644
--- a/src/file/SDL_rwops.c
+++ b/src/file/SDL_rwops.c
@@ -497,6 +497,13 @@ SDL_RWFromFP(FILE * fp, SDL_bool autoclose)
     }
     return (rwops);
 }
+#else
+SDL_RWops *
+SDL_RWFromFP(void * fp, SDL_bool autoclose)
+{
+    SDL_SetError("SDL not compiled with stdio support");
+    return NULL;
+}
 #endif /* HAVE_STDIO_H */
 
 SDL_RWops *