diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c3909ec9..7ec08130 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 7/6/13 started 7.34.0
 - version bump
 - oops, VImage.PIL_mode_from_vips() failed for CMYK, thanks Alessandro
+- fix no-pango build
 
 12/3/13 started 7.33.0
 - vipsthumbnail lets you specify the sharpening mask
diff --git a/libvips/conversion/text.c b/libvips/conversion/text.c
index 31775638..8dc1cb83 100644
--- a/libvips/conversion/text.c
+++ b/libvips/conversion/text.c
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@
 #endif /*HAVE_CONFIG_H*/
 #include <vips/intl.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_PANGOFT2
-
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <vips/vips.h>
 
+#ifdef HAVE_PANGOFT2
+
 #include <pango/pango.h>
 #include <pango/pangoft2.h>
 
@@ -317,6 +317,8 @@ vips_text_init( VipsText *text )
 	text->bitmap.buffer = NULL;
 }
 
+#endif /*HAVE_PANGOFT2*/
+
 /**
  * vips_text:
  * @out: output image
@@ -364,5 +366,3 @@ vips_text( VipsImage **out, const char *text, ... )
 
 	return( result );
 }
-
-#endif /*HAVE_PANGOFT2*/