diff --git a/source/Lib/DecoderLib/VLCReader.cpp b/source/Lib/DecoderLib/VLCReader.cpp
index 45861d6c9133e0ac4fef1bfa3f335b257108350d..f9a8d06a25b2cbe92f9fca304570e90a8e2b6c7d 100644
--- a/source/Lib/DecoderLib/VLCReader.cpp
+++ b/source/Lib/DecoderLib/VLCReader.cpp
@@ -1863,7 +1863,7 @@ void HLSyntaxReader::parseSliceHeader (Slice* pcSlice, ParameterSetManager *para
         {
           if (pcSlice->getRPL1()->isRefPicLongterm(i))
           {
-if JVET_N0100_PROPOSAL1
+#if JVET_N0100_PROPOSAL1
             if (pcSlice->getRPL1()->getLtrpInSliceHeaderFlag())
             {
               READ_CODE(sps->getBitsForPOC(), uiCode, "poc_lsb_lt[i][j]");