diff --git a/src/smap/opts.c b/src/smap/opts.c
index 8f7e8996a141500f38853b4b473fbb1465594e64..0b9320a249a2de2ec4675e1585efb98437622125 100644
--- a/src/smap/opts.c
+++ b/src/smap/opts.c
@@ -267,9 +267,8 @@ extern char *resolve_mp(char *desc, node_info_msg_t *node_info_ptr)
 				return ret_str;
 		}
 	}
-#ifdef HAVE_BG
+
 	bg_configure_ba_setup_wires();
-#endif
 
 	if (desc[0] != 'R') {
 		ba_mp = bg_configure_str2ba_mp(name);