diff --git a/src/ProgressBar.cxx b/src/ProgressBar.cxx
index 628a8e41..0d15ef3e 100644
--- a/src/ProgressBar.cxx
+++ b/src/ProgressBar.cxx
@@ -12,10 +12,9 @@ ProgressBar::ProgressBar(Point p, unsigned _width) noexcept
 	:window(p, {_width, 1u})
 {
 	leaveok(window.w, true);
-#ifdef ENABLE_COLORS
+
 	if (ui_options.enable_colors)
 		window.SetBackgroundStyle(Style::PROGRESSBAR);
-#endif
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/StatusBar.cxx b/src/StatusBar.cxx
index 9a159850..4814bdaa 100644
--- a/src/StatusBar.cxx
+++ b/src/StatusBar.cxx
@@ -29,10 +29,8 @@ StatusBar::StatusBar(EventLoop &event_loop,
 	leaveok(window.w, false);
 	keypad(window.w, true);
 
-#ifdef ENABLE_COLORS
 	if (ui_options.enable_colors)
 		window.SetBackgroundStyle(Style::STATUS);
-#endif
 }
 
 StatusBar::~StatusBar() noexcept
diff --git a/src/TitleBar.cxx b/src/TitleBar.cxx
index d0c05cf0..dcffbf1c 100644
--- a/src/TitleBar.cxx
+++ b/src/TitleBar.cxx
@@ -21,10 +21,8 @@ TitleBar::TitleBar(Point p, unsigned width) noexcept
 	leaveok(window.w, true);
 	keypad(window.w, true);
 
-#ifdef ENABLE_COLORS
 	if (ui_options.enable_colors)
 		window.SetBackgroundStyle(Style::TITLE);
-#endif
 }
 
 static inline int
diff --git a/src/screen_init.cxx b/src/screen_init.cxx
index 9014ef98..b57da07f 100644
--- a/src/screen_init.cxx
+++ b/src/screen_init.cxx
@@ -30,12 +30,10 @@ ScreenManager::ScreenManager(EventLoop &event_loop) noexcept
 
 	keypad(main_window.w, true);
 
-#ifdef ENABLE_COLORS
 	if (ui_options.enable_colors) {
 		/* set background attributes */
 		main_window.SetBackgroundStyle(Style::LIST);
 	}
-#endif
 }
 
 ScreenManager::~ScreenManager() noexcept
diff --git a/src/ui/Options.hxx b/src/ui/Options.hxx
index 61bfa035..3812452b 100644
--- a/src/ui/Options.hxx
+++ b/src/ui/Options.hxx
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ struct UiOptions {
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_COLORS
 	bool enable_colors = true;
+#else
+	static constexpr bool enable_colors = false;
 #endif
+
 	bool audible_bell = true;
 	bool visible_bell;
 	bool bell_on_wrap = true;