diff --git a/src/module/mod.rs b/src/module/mod.rs
index 1d277d64..2ba4bf4d 100644
--- a/src/module/mod.rs
+++ b/src/module/mod.rs
@@ -1721,7 +1721,8 @@ impl Module {
 
         // Variables with an alias left in the scope become module variables
         for (name, value, mut aliases) in scope {
-            // It is an error to export function pointers that refer to encapsulated functions
+            // It is an error to export function pointers that refer to encapsulated local functions
+            #[cfg(not(feature = "no_function"))]
             if let Some(fn_ptr) = value.downcast_ref::<crate::FnPtr>() {
                 if ast.iter_fn_def().any(|f| f.name == fn_ptr.fn_name()) {
                     return Err(crate::ERR::ErrorMismatchDataType(