diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 566f277da..c5ba12102 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
 	  incoming connection
 	* added more detailed instrumentation of the disk I/O thread
 
+	* fixed python bindings build with disabled DHT support
 	* fixed BSD file allocation issue
 	* fixed bug in session::delete_files option to remove_torrent
 
diff --git a/bindings/python/src/session.cpp b/bindings/python/src/session.cpp
index 7aa3f1149..bff1b2314 100644
--- a/bindings/python/src/session.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/src/session.cpp
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ void bind_session()
 #endif
         ;
 
+#ifndef TORRENT_DISABLE_DHT
     class_<dht_lookup>("dht_lookup")
         .def_readonly("type", &dht_lookup::type)
         .def_readonly("outstanding_requests", &dht_lookup::outstanding_requests)
@@ -418,6 +419,7 @@ void bind_session()
         .def_readonly("response", &dht_lookup::responses)
         .def_readonly("branch_factor", &dht_lookup::branch_factor)
     ;
+#endif
 
     enum_<storage_mode_t>("storage_mode_t")
         .value("storage_mode_allocate", storage_mode_allocate)
diff --git a/bindings/python/src/torrent_handle.cpp b/bindings/python/src/torrent_handle.cpp
index 59abafb72..dd7ac0a89 100644
--- a/bindings/python/src/torrent_handle.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/src/torrent_handle.cpp
@@ -338,7 +338,9 @@ void bind_torrent_handle()
         .def("need_save_resume_data", _(&torrent_handle::need_save_resume_data))
         .def("force_reannounce", _(force_reannounce0))
         .def("force_reannounce", &force_reannounce)
+#ifndef TORRENT_DISABLE_DHT
         .def("force_dht_announce", _(&torrent_handle::force_dht_announce))
+#endif
         .def("scrape_tracker", _(&torrent_handle::scrape_tracker))
         .def("name", _(&torrent_handle::name))
         .def("set_upload_mode", _(&torrent_handle::set_upload_mode))