diff --git a/src/slurmd/slurmd/slurmd.c b/src/slurmd/slurmd/slurmd.c
index bbb7fb85c6fcbd49eb7b03e980cb3ba076a9118a..3c248b59fc82a1f210b68edbf2ca7e381023c3a9 100644
--- a/src/slurmd/slurmd/slurmd.c
+++ b/src/slurmd/slurmd/slurmd.c
@@ -999,7 +999,9 @@ _reconfigure(void)
 	 */
 	slurm_topo_build_config();
 	_set_topo_info();
+#if !defined(HAVE_FRONT_END)
 	route_g_reconfigure();
+#endif
 
 	/*
 	 * In case the administrator changed the cpu frequency set capabilities