diff --git a/whois.c b/whois.c
index adcf5e7..06346ed 100644
--- a/whois.c
+++ b/whois.c
@@ -940,9 +940,7 @@ int openconn(const char *server, const char *port)
     hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;
     hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
     hints.ai_flags = AI_ADDRCONFIG;
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBIDN
     hints.ai_flags |= AI_IDN;
-#endif
 
     if ((err = getaddrinfo(server, port ? port : "nicname", &hints, &res))
 	    != 0) {