diff --git a/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXConverter.cpp b/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXConverter.cpp
index e2f43b885..d45919e10 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXConverter.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXConverter.cpp
@@ -1455,7 +1455,9 @@ static void copyBoneToSkeletonBone(aiMesh *mesh, aiBone *bone, aiSkeletonBone *s
     skeletonBone->mWeights = bone->mWeights;
     skeletonBone->mOffsetMatrix = bone->mOffsetMatrix;
     skeletonBone->mMeshId = mesh;
+#ifndef ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_ARMATUREPOPULATE_PROCESS
     skeletonBone->mNode = bone->mNode;
+#endif
     skeletonBone->mParent = -1;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/assimp/mesh.h b/include/assimp/mesh.h
index c2d78a73c..16cd4fa3c 100644
--- a/include/assimp/mesh.h
+++ b/include/assimp/mesh.h
@@ -995,8 +995,10 @@ struct aiSkeletonBone {
 #ifdef __cplusplus
     aiSkeletonBone() :
             mParent(-1),
+#ifndef ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_ARMATUREPOPULATE_PROCESS
             mArmature(nullptr),
             mNode(nullptr),
+#endif
             mNumnWeights(0),
             mMeshId(nullptr),
             mWeights(nullptr),