diff --git a/hphp/CMakeLists.txt b/hphp/CMakeLists.txt
index d761bba1b..788de0fad 100644
--- a/hphp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hphp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ endforeach(dir ${RECURSIVE_SOURCE_SUBDIRS})
 # Disable hardware counters off of Linux
 if(NOT LINUX)
 	add_definitions(-DNO_HARDWARE_COUNTERS)
-	list(REMOVE_ITEM CXX_SOURCES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/runtime/base/hardware_counter.cpp)
 endif()
 
 # remove ext_hhvm, and anything in a test folder
diff --git a/hphp/runtime/base/hardware_counter.cpp b/hphp/runtime/base/hardware_counter.cpp
index 6b0d758e8..ced24199d 100644
--- a/hphp/runtime/base/hardware_counter.cpp
+++ b/hphp/runtime/base/hardware_counter.cpp
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@
    +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
 */
 
-#define _GNU_SOURCE 1
 #include "hphp/runtime/base/hardware_counter.h"
+
+#ifndef NO_HARDWARE_COUNTERS
+
 #include "hphp/util/logger.h"
 
+#define _GNU_SOURCE 1
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -414,3 +417,16 @@ void HardwareCounter::GetPerfEvents(Array& ret) {
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 }
+
+
+#else // NO_HARDWARE_COUNTERS
+
+namespace HPHP {
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+HardwareCounter HardwareCounter::s_counter;
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+}
+
+#endif // NO_HARDWARE_COUNTERS