diff --git a/benchmarks/Benchmark_IO.cc b/benchmarks/Benchmark_IO.cc
index 26aac7ae..c8f2692a 100644
--- a/benchmarks/Benchmark_IO.cc
+++ b/benchmarks/Benchmark_IO.cc
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#ifdef HAVE_LIME
 #include <Grid/Grid.h>
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -98,4 +99,11 @@ int main (int argc, char ** argv)
   Grid_finalize();
 
   return EXIT_SUCCESS;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+#else
+#include <Grid/Grid.h>
+int main (int argc, char ** argv)
+{
+  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
+#endif