diff --git a/src/lib/dispatch/dispatch_naming.c b/src/lib/dispatch/dispatch_naming.c
index 83d9a2d604..79411cb3a1 100644
--- a/src/lib/dispatch/dispatch_naming.c
+++ b/src/lib/dispatch/dispatch_naming.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ dispatch_naming_init(void)
 {
 }
 
+#ifndef COCCI
 /* Helper macro: declare functions to map IDs to and from names for a given
  * type in a namemap_t.
  */
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ dispatch_naming_init(void)
     return namemap_get_size(&type##_id_map);                            \
   }                                                                     \
   EAT_SEMICOLON
+#endif
 
 DECLARE_ID_MAP_FNS(message);
 DECLARE_ID_MAP_FNS(channel);