diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index eb30a1e26..4b744c01f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ if (ENABLE_VCARD)
 	if(NOT BELCARD_FOUND)
 		message(WARNING "Could not find the belcard library!")
 		set(ENABLE_VCARD OFF CACHE BOOL "Enable vcard support." FORCE)
+	else()
+		add_definitions("-DVCARD_ENABLED")
 	endif()
 endif()
 
diff --git a/coreapi/friend.c b/coreapi/friend.c
index 852d14a25..b937c7ddb 100644
--- a/coreapi/friend.c
+++ b/coreapi/friend.c
@@ -858,6 +858,9 @@ int linphone_core_import_friends_from_vcard4_file(LinphoneCore *lc, const char *
 	MSList *vcards = linphone_vcard_list_from_vcard4_file(vcard_file);
 	int count = 0;
 	
+#ifndef VCARD_ENABLED
+	ms_error("vCard support wasn't enabled at compilation time");
+#else
 	while (vcards != NULL && vcards->data != NULL) {
 		LinphoneVCard *vcard = (LinphoneVCard *)vcards->data;
 		LinphoneFriend *lf = linphone_friend_new_from_vcard(vcard);
@@ -876,7 +879,7 @@ int linphone_core_import_friends_from_vcard4_file(LinphoneCore *lc, const char *
 #ifndef FRIENDS_SQL_STORAGE_ENABLED
 	linphone_core_write_friends_config(lc);
 #endif
-	
+#endif
 	return count;
 }
 
@@ -890,6 +893,9 @@ void linphone_core_export_friends_as_vcard4_file(LinphoneCore *lc, const char *v
 		return;
 	}
 	
+#ifndef VCARD_ENABLED
+	ms_error("vCard support wasn't enabled at compilation time");
+#else
 	while (friends != NULL && friends->data != NULL) {
 		LinphoneFriend *lf = (LinphoneFriend *)friends->data;
 		LinphoneVCard *vcard = linphone_friend_get_vcard(lf);
@@ -901,6 +907,7 @@ void linphone_core_export_friends_as_vcard4_file(LinphoneCore *lc, const char *v
 		}
 		friends = ms_list_next(friends);
 	}
+#endif
 	
 	fclose(file);
 }