diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/nano-vfprintf.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/nano-vfprintf.c
index bc7ed0743..838804eb9 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/nano-vfprintf.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/nano-vfprintf.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ __sprint_r (struct _reent *ptr,
       uio->uio_iovcnt = 0;
       return 0;
     }
-#ifdef _WIDE_ORIENT
+#if defined _WIDE_ORIENT && (!defined _ELIX_LEVEL || _ELIX_LEVEL >= 4)
     if (fp->_flags2 & __SWID)
       {
 	struct __siov *iov;
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ __sfputs_r (struct _reent *ptr,
 {
   register int i;
 
-#ifdef _WIDE_ORIENT
+#if defined _WIDE_ORIENT && (!defined _ELIX_LEVEL || _ELIX_LEVEL >= 4)
   if (fp->_flags2 & __SWID)
     {
       wchar_t *p;
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/vfprintf.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/vfprintf.c
index c1483c0ac..32ebb1468 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/vfprintf.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/vfprintf.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ __sfputs_r (struct _reent *ptr,
 {
 	register int i;
 
-#ifdef _WIDE_ORIENT
+#if defined _WIDE_ORIENT && (!defined _ELIX_LEVEL || _ELIX_LEVEL >= 4)
 	if (fp->_flags2 & __SWID) {
 		wchar_t *p;
 
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ __sprint_r (struct _reent *ptr,
 		uio->uio_iovcnt = 0;
 		return (0);
 	}
-#ifdef _WIDE_ORIENT
+#if defined _WIDE_ORIENT && (!defined _ELIX_LEVEL || _ELIX_LEVEL >= 4)
 	if (fp->_flags2 & __SWID) {
 		struct __siov *iov;
 		wchar_t *p;