diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/PropertyPostDataObject.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/App/PropertyPostDataObject.cpp
index 302c2dc704..86821e1ac7 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/PropertyPostDataObject.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/PropertyPostDataObject.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 
 #ifdef FC_USE_VTK_PYTHON
 #include <vtkPythonUtil.h>
+#else
+#include <Base/PyObjectBase.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <App/Application.h>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/ObjectsFem.py b/src/Mod/Fem/ObjectsFem.py
index 92ca918d40..84b5d84818 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/ObjectsFem.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/ObjectsFem.py
@@ -652,19 +652,20 @@ def makePostVtkFilterContours(doc, base_vtk_result, name="VtkFilterContours"):
     base_vtk_result.addObject(obj)
     return obj
 
-def makePostFilterGlyph(doc, base_vtk_result, name="Glyph"):
-    """makePostVtkFilterGlyph(document, [name]):
-    creates a FEM post processing filter that visualizes vector fields with glyphs
-    """
-    obj = doc.addObject("Fem::PostFilterPython", name)
-    from femobjects import post_glyphfilter
+if "BUILD_FEM_VTK_PYTHON" in FreeCAD.__cmake__:
+    def makePostFilterGlyph(doc, base_vtk_result, name="Glyph"):
+        """makePostVtkFilterGlyph(document, [name]):
+        creates a FEM post processing filter that visualizes vector fields with glyphs
+        """
+        obj = doc.addObject("Fem::PostFilterPython", name)
+        from femobjects import post_glyphfilter
 
-    post_glyphfilter.PostGlyphFilter(obj)
-    base_vtk_result.addObject(obj)
-    if FreeCAD.GuiUp:
-        from femviewprovider import view_post_glyphfilter
-        view_post_glyphfilter.VPPostGlyphFilter(obj.ViewObject)
-    return obj
+        post_glyphfilter.PostGlyphFilter(obj)
+        base_vtk_result.addObject(obj)
+        if FreeCAD.GuiUp:
+            from femviewprovider import view_post_glyphfilter
+            view_post_glyphfilter.VPPostGlyphFilter(obj.ViewObject)
+        return obj
 
 def makePostVtkResult(doc, result_data, name="VtkResult"):
     """makePostVtkResult(document, base_result, [name]):