diff --git a/arbitrile.cpp b/arbitrile.cpp
index d66eb97a..6bf0a826 100644
--- a/arbitrile.cpp
+++ b/arbitrile.cpp
@@ -1737,8 +1737,10 @@ EX void choose() {
   dialog::openFileDialog(tes, XLAT("open a tiling"), ".tes", 
   [] () {
     run(tes);
+    #if CAP_COMMANDLINE
     if(!current.options.empty())
       dialog::push_confirm_dialog([] { arg::run_arguments(current.options); start_game(); }, "load the settings defined in this file?");
+    #endif
     return true;
     });
   }
diff --git a/mapeditor.cpp b/mapeditor.cpp
index 6ce2d700..f725275a 100644
--- a/mapeditor.cpp
+++ b/mapeditor.cpp
@@ -691,7 +691,9 @@ EX namespace mapstream {
   void save_only_map(hstream& f) {
     f.write(patterns::whichPattern);
     save_geometry(f);
+    #if CAP_RACING
     if(racing::on) racing::restore_goals();
+    #endif
     
     // game settings
     f.write(safety);
@@ -821,12 +823,17 @@ EX namespace mapstream {
     #endif
       
     if(f.vernum >= 0xA912) {
+      #if CAP_RACING
       f.write(racing::on);
       if(racing::on) {
         f.write<int>(isize(racing::track));
         for(auto& t: racing::track) f.write<int>(cellids[t]);
         racing::save_ghosts(f);
         }
+      #else
+      bool on = false;
+      f.write(on);
+      #endif
       }
 
     callhooks(hooks_savemap, f);
@@ -1074,6 +1081,7 @@ EX namespace mapstream {
     #endif
     
     if(f.vernum >= 0xA912) {
+      #if CAP_RACING
       f.read(racing::on);
       if(racing::on) {
         if(!shmup::on) {
@@ -1085,6 +1093,10 @@ EX namespace mapstream {
         racing::load_ghosts(f);
         racing::configure_track(false);
         }
+      #else
+      bool on;
+      f.read(on);
+      #endif
       }
 
     if(f.vernum >= 0xA848) {
diff --git a/multi.cpp b/multi.cpp
index 7bad90a4..e23a7471 100644
--- a/multi.cpp
+++ b/multi.cpp
@@ -753,6 +753,7 @@ EX void initConfig() {
   }
 
 EX void get_actions() {
+  #if !ISMOBILE
   const Uint8 *keystate = SDL12_GetKeyState(NULL);
 
   for(int i=0; i<NUMACT; i++) 
@@ -787,6 +788,7 @@ EX void get_actions() {
       axespressed[scfg.axeaction[j][b] % SHMUPAXES] += value;
       }
     }
+#endif
 #endif
   }
 
diff --git a/system.cpp b/system.cpp
index edad6f6e..9dea6748 100644
--- a/system.cpp
+++ b/system.cpp
@@ -1079,6 +1079,7 @@ EX void saveStats(bool emergency IS(false)) {
     return;
     }
 
+  #if CAP_RACING
   if(racing::on) {
     if(racing::official_race && !cheater) {
       fprintf(f, "RACING %s %d %d date: %s\n", VER,
@@ -1088,6 +1089,7 @@ EX void saveStats(bool emergency IS(false)) {
       }
     return;
     }
+  #endif
 
   fprintf(f, "HyperRogue: game statistics (version " VER ")\n");
   if(cheater)
@@ -1255,6 +1257,7 @@ EX void loadsave() {
         }
       }
 
+  #if CAP_RACING
   if(buf[0] == 'R' && buf[1] == 'A' && buf[2] == 'C') {
     char buf1[80], ver[10];
     int land, score;
@@ -1262,6 +1265,7 @@ EX void loadsave() {
     racing::best_scores[eLand(land)] = score;
     println(hlog, "loaded the score for ", dnameof(eLand(land)), " of ", score);
     }
+  #endif
 
     }
   fclose(f);
@@ -1618,11 +1622,13 @@ EX void start_game() {
 // popAllScreens + popAllGames + stop_game + switch_game_mode + start_game
 EX void restart_game(char switchWhat IS(rg::nothing)) {
   popScreenAll();  
+  #if CAP_RACING
   if(switchWhat == rg::nothing && racing::on) {
     racing::restore_goals();
     racing::reset_race();
     return;
     }
+  #endif
   stop_game();
   switch_game_mode(switchWhat);
   start_game();