diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2025-09-24-17-32-52.gh-issue-139275.novrqf.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2025-09-24-17-32-52.gh-issue-139275.novrqf.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..8cb4b972ad69b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2025-09-24-17-32-52.gh-issue-139275.novrqf.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fix compilation problems in ``_remote_debugging_module.c`` when the system
+doesn't have ``process_vm_readv``. Patch by Pablo Galindo
diff --git a/Modules/_remote_debugging_module.c b/Modules/_remote_debugging_module.c
index c306143ee73b18..f38c91993bfee6 100644
--- a/Modules/_remote_debugging_module.c
+++ b/Modules/_remote_debugging_module.c
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ _Py_RemoteDebug_GetAsyncioDebugAddress(proc_handle_t* handle)
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Failed to find the AsyncioDebug section in the process.");
         _PyErr_ChainExceptions1(exc);
     }
-#elif defined(__linux__)
+#elif defined(__linux__) && HAVE_PROCESS_VM_READV
     // On Linux, search for asyncio debug in executable or DLL
     address = search_linux_map_for_section(handle, "AsyncioDebug", "python");
     if (address == 0) {
diff --git a/Python/remote_debug.h b/Python/remote_debug.h
index d920d9e5b5ff2c..e7676013197fa9 100644
--- a/Python/remote_debug.h
+++ b/Python/remote_debug.h
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ _Py_RemoteDebug_GetPyRuntimeAddress(proc_handle_t* handle)
             handle->pid);
         _PyErr_ChainExceptions1(exc);
     }
-#elif defined(__linux__)
+#elif defined(__linux__) && HAVE_PROCESS_VM_READV
     // On Linux, search for 'python' in executable or DLL
     address = search_linux_map_for_section(handle, "PyRuntime", "python");
     if (address == 0) {