diff --git a/coreutils/id.c b/coreutils/id.c
index f33f9ab25..6ddb23666 100644
--- a/coreutils/id.c
+++ b/coreutils/id.c
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@
 
 #include "libbb.h"
 
+#if !ENABLE_USE_BB_PWD_GRP
 #if defined(__UCLIBC_MAJOR__) && (__UCLIBC_MAJOR__ == 0)
 #if (__UCLIBC_MINOR__ < 9) || (__UCLIBC_MINOR__ == 9 &&  __UCLIBC_SUBLEVEL__ < 30)
 #error "Sorry, you need at least uClibc version 0.9.30 for id applet to build"
 #endif
 #endif
+#endif
 
 enum {
 	PRINT_REAL      = (1 << 0),