diff --git a/cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt
index 193ab82d0e..4979dc7f06 100644
--- a/cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3033,7 +3033,7 @@ add_executable(nr_dlsim
   ${SHLIB_LOADER_SOURCES}
   )   
 target_link_libraries(nr_dlsim
-  -Wl,--start-group UTIL SIMU_COMMON SIMU PHY_COMMON PHY_NR_COMMON PHY_NR PHY_NR_UE SCHED_NR_LIB SCHED_NR_UE_LIB MAC_NR MAC_UE_NR MAC_NR_COMMON RRC_LIB NR_RRC_LIB CONFIG_LIB L2_NR HASHTABLE -Wl,--end-group
+  -Wl,--start-group UTIL SIMU_COMMON SIMU PHY_COMMON PHY_NR_COMMON PHY_NR PHY_NR_UE SCHED_NR_LIB SCHED_NR_UE_LIB MAC_NR MAC_UE_NR MAC_NR_COMMON RRC_LIB NR_RRC_LIB CONFIG_LIB L2_NR HASHTABLE X2AP_ENB X2AP_LIB -Wl,--end-group
   m pthread ${ATLAS_LIBRARIES} ${T_LIB} ${ITTI_LIB} dl
   )
 target_compile_definitions(nr_dlsim PUBLIC -DPHYSICAL_SIMULATOR)
@@ -3051,7 +3051,7 @@ add_executable(nr_prachsim
   ${T_SOURCE}
   ${SHLIB_LOADER_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(nr_prachsim  
-   -Wl,--start-group UTIL SIMU_COMMON SIMU PHY_COMMON PHY_NR_COMMON PHY_NR PHY_RU PHY_NR_UE MAC_NR_COMMON SCHED_NR_LIB MAC_UE_NR SCHED_NR_UE_LIB RRC_LIB NR_RRC_LIB L2_NR CONFIG_LIB HASHTABLE -Wl,--end-group m pthread ${ATLAS_LIBRARIES} ${T_LIB} ${ITTI_LIB} dl)
+   -Wl,--start-group UTIL SIMU_COMMON SIMU PHY_COMMON PHY_NR_COMMON PHY_NR PHY_RU PHY_NR_UE MAC_NR_COMMON SCHED_NR_LIB MAC_UE_NR SCHED_NR_UE_LIB RRC_LIB NR_RRC_LIB L2_NR CONFIG_LIB HASHTABLE X2AP_ENB X2AP_LIB -Wl,--end-group m pthread ${ATLAS_LIBRARIES} ${T_LIB} ${ITTI_LIB} dl)
 
 add_executable(nr_ulschsim
   ${OPENAIR1_DIR}/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulschsim.c
@@ -3083,7 +3083,7 @@ add_executable(nr_ulsim
   ${SHLIB_LOADER_SOURCES}
   )
 target_link_libraries(nr_ulsim
-  -Wl,--start-group UTIL SIMU_COMMON SIMU PHY_COMMON PHY_NR PHY_NR_COMMON PHY_NR_UE SCHED_NR_LIB SCHED_NR_UE_LIB MAC_NR MAC_UE_NR MAC_NR_COMMON RRC_LIB NR_RRC_LIB CONFIG_LIB L2_NR HASHTABLE -Wl,--end-group
+  -Wl,--start-group UTIL SIMU_COMMON SIMU PHY_COMMON PHY_NR PHY_NR_COMMON PHY_NR_UE SCHED_NR_LIB SCHED_NR_UE_LIB MAC_NR MAC_UE_NR MAC_NR_COMMON RRC_LIB NR_RRC_LIB CONFIG_LIB L2_NR HASHTABLE X2AP_ENB X2AP_LIB -Wl,--end-group
   m pthread ${ATLAS_LIBRARIES} ${T_LIB} ${ITTI_LIB} dl
   )
 target_compile_definitions(nr_ulsim PUBLIC -DPHYSICAL_SIMULATOR)
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB.c b/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB.c
index 757724765e..d94b340a92 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB.c
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 
 #include "executables/softmodem-common.h"
 #include <openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_UE_context.h>
+#include "x2ap_eNB.h"
 
 //#define XER_PRINT
 
@@ -317,8 +318,10 @@ void nr_rrc_subframe_process(protocol_ctxt_t *const ctxt_pP, const int CC_id) {
   MessageDef *msg;
 
   /* send a tick to x2ap */
-  msg = itti_alloc_new_message(TASK_RRC_ENB, X2AP_SUBFRAME_PROCESS);
-  itti_send_msg_to_task(TASK_X2AP, ctxt_pP->module_id, msg);
+  if (is_x2ap_enabled()){
+    msg = itti_alloc_new_message(TASK_RRC_ENB, X2AP_SUBFRAME_PROCESS);
+    itti_send_msg_to_task(TASK_X2AP, ctxt_pP->module_id, msg);
+  }
 }
 
 ///---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------///