diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/album.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/album.cpp
index 21bf0a609..b1489ddc8 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/album.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/album.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ Album::Album( unsigned int id, const QString& name, const Tomahawk::artist_ptr&
     , m_id( id )
     , m_name( name )
     , m_artist( artist )
+#ifndef ENABLE_HEADLESS
     , m_cover( 0 )
+#endif
     , m_infoLoaded( false )
 {
     connect( Tomahawk::InfoSystem::InfoSystem::instance(),
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/artist.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/artist.cpp
index 1daee97e5..20cb4f116 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/artist.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/artist.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ Artist::Artist( unsigned int id, const QString& name )
     : QObject()
     , m_id( id )
     , m_name( name )
+#ifndef ENABLE_HEADLESS
     , m_cover( 0 )
+#endif
     , m_infoLoaded( false )
 {
     m_sortname = DatabaseImpl::sortname( name, true );