diff --git a/embed.fnc b/embed.fnc
index 4851d8608808..a1c1d979db57 100644
--- a/embed.fnc
+++ b/embed.fnc
@@ -4324,12 +4324,6 @@ op	|SV *	|hfree_next_entry					\
 				|NN STRLEN *indexp
 #endif
 #if defined(PERL_IN_LOCALE_C)
-S	|utf8ness_t|get_locale_string_utf8ness_i			\
-				|NULLOK const char *string		\
-				|const locale_utf8ness_t known_utf8	\
-				|NULLOK const char *locale		\
-				|const unsigned cat_index
-S	|bool	|is_locale_utf8 |NN const char *locale
 # if defined(HAS_LOCALECONV)
 S	|HV *	|my_localeconv	|const int item
 S	|void	|populate_hash_from_localeconv				\
@@ -4339,6 +4333,15 @@ S	|void	|populate_hash_from_localeconv				\
 				|NN const lconv_offset_t *strings[2]	\
 				|NULLOK const lconv_offset_t *integers
 # endif
+# if defined(HAS_LOCALECONV) || defined(HAS_SOME_LANGINFO) || \
+     defined(USE_LOCALE)
+S	|utf8ness_t|get_locale_string_utf8ness_i			\
+				|NULLOK const char *string		\
+				|const locale_utf8ness_t known_utf8	\
+				|NULLOK const char *locale		\
+				|const unsigned cat_index
+S	|bool	|is_locale_utf8 |NN const char *locale
+# endif
 # if defined(USE_LOCALE)
 S	|const char *|calculate_LC_ALL_string					\
 				|NULLOK const char **category_locales_list	\
diff --git a/embed.h b/embed.h
index 268ac489b4ab..cb0375b1044f 100644
--- a/embed.h
+++ b/embed.h
@@ -1267,12 +1267,15 @@
 #     endif
 #   endif /* defined(PERL_IN_HV_C) */
 #   if defined(PERL_IN_LOCALE_C)
-#     define get_locale_string_utf8ness_i(a,b,c,d) S_get_locale_string_utf8ness_i(aTHX_ a,b,c,d)
-#     define is_locale_utf8(a)                  S_is_locale_utf8(aTHX_ a)
 #     if defined(HAS_LOCALECONV)
 #       define my_localeconv(a)                 S_my_localeconv(aTHX_ a)
 #       define populate_hash_from_localeconv(a,b,c,d,e) S_populate_hash_from_localeconv(aTHX_ a,b,c,d,e)
 #     endif
+#     if defined(HAS_LOCALECONV) || defined(HAS_SOME_LANGINFO) || \
+         defined(USE_LOCALE)
+#       define get_locale_string_utf8ness_i(a,b,c,d) S_get_locale_string_utf8ness_i(aTHX_ a,b,c,d)
+#       define is_locale_utf8(a)                S_is_locale_utf8(aTHX_ a)
+#     endif
 #     if defined(USE_LOCALE)
 #       define calculate_LC_ALL_string(a,b,c,d) S_calculate_LC_ALL_string(aTHX_ a,b,c,d)
 #       define get_category_index_helper(a,b,c) S_get_category_index_helper(aTHX_ a,b,c)
diff --git a/locale.c b/locale.c
index ffcb8dc6a175..b6e6f54187e8 100644
--- a/locale.c
+++ b/locale.c
@@ -4929,6 +4929,8 @@ Perl_setlocale(const int category, const char * locale)
 
 }
 
+#if defined(USE_LOCALE) || defined(HAS_SOME_LANGINFO) || defined(HAS_LOCALECONV)
+
 STATIC utf8ness_t
 S_get_locale_string_utf8ness_i(pTHX_ const char * string,
                                      const locale_utf8ness_t known_utf8,
@@ -5040,8 +5042,8 @@ S_get_locale_string_utf8ness_i(pTHX_ const char * string,
 
     return UTF8NESS_YES;
 
+#    endif
 #  endif
-#endif
 
 }
 
@@ -5093,6 +5095,7 @@ S_is_locale_utf8(pTHX_ const char * locale)
 
 }
 
+#endif
 #ifdef USE_LOCALE
 
 STATIC const char *
diff --git a/proto.h b/proto.h
index 38023eee6e49..f98c6a5aaef0 100644
--- a/proto.h
+++ b/proto.h
@@ -6955,15 +6955,6 @@ Perl_hfree_next_entry(pTHX_ HV *hv, STRLEN *indexp)
 
 #endif
 #if defined(PERL_IN_LOCALE_C)
-STATIC utf8ness_t
-S_get_locale_string_utf8ness_i(pTHX_ const char *string, const locale_utf8ness_t known_utf8, const char *locale, const unsigned cat_index);
-# define PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_GET_LOCALE_STRING_UTF8NESS_I
-
-STATIC bool
-S_is_locale_utf8(pTHX_ const char *locale);
-# define PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_IS_LOCALE_UTF8        \
-        assert(locale)
-
 # if defined(HAS_LOCALECONV)
 STATIC HV *
 S_my_localeconv(pTHX_ const int item);
@@ -6975,6 +6966,19 @@ S_populate_hash_from_localeconv(pTHX_ HV *hv, const char *locale, const U32 whic
         assert(hv); assert(locale); assert(strings)
 
 # endif /* defined(HAS_LOCALECONV) */
+# if defined(HAS_LOCALECONV) || defined(HAS_SOME_LANGINFO) || \
+     defined(USE_LOCALE)
+STATIC utf8ness_t
+S_get_locale_string_utf8ness_i(pTHX_ const char *string, const locale_utf8ness_t known_utf8, const char *locale, const unsigned cat_index);
+#   define PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_GET_LOCALE_STRING_UTF8NESS_I
+
+STATIC bool
+S_is_locale_utf8(pTHX_ const char *locale);
+#   define PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_IS_LOCALE_UTF8      \
+        assert(locale)
+
+# endif /* defined(HAS_LOCALECONV) || defined(HAS_SOME_LANGINFO) ||
+           defined(USE_LOCALE) */
 # if defined(USE_LOCALE)
 STATIC const char *
 S_calculate_LC_ALL_string(pTHX_ const char **category_locales_list, const calc_LC_ALL_format format, const bool return_in_setlocale_buf, const line_t caller_line);