@@ -317,8 +317,9 @@ static ssize_t _modbus_rtu_send(modbus_t *ctx, const uint8_t *req, int req_lengt
return size;
} else {
-#endif
+#else
modbus_rtu_t *ctx_rtu = ctx->backend_data;
+#endif
ssize_t w;
if(!ctx_rtu->echohw)