diff --git a/py/makemoduledefs.py b/py/makemoduledefs.py
index 5a1362a4c9..b1e118bf37 100644
--- a/py/makemoduledefs.py
+++ b/py/makemoduledefs.py
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ def generate_module_table_header(modules):
 
 
 def generate_module_delegations(delegations):
+    if not delegations:
+        return
+
     print("\n#define MICROPY_MODULE_DELEGATIONS \\")
     for obj_module, fun_name in delegations:
         print(
diff --git a/py/objmodule.c b/py/objmodule.c
index ad96a3be28..8ffae139bc 100644
--- a/py/objmodule.c
+++ b/py/objmodule.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ mp_obj_t mp_module_get_builtin(qstr module_name, bool extensible) {
 }
 
 STATIC void module_attr_try_delegation(mp_obj_t self_in, qstr attr, mp_obj_t *dest) {
-    #if MICROPY_MODULE_ATTR_DELEGATION
+    #if MICROPY_MODULE_ATTR_DELEGATION && defined(MICROPY_MODULE_DELEGATIONS)
     // Delegate lookup to a module's custom attr method.
     size_t n = MP_ARRAY_SIZE(mp_builtin_module_delegation_table);
     for (size_t i = 0; i < n; ++i) {