diff --git a/tools/db_bench_tool.cc b/tools/db_bench_tool.cc
index 1402c68d9..845c29bbb 100644
--- a/tools/db_bench_tool.cc
+++ b/tools/db_bench_tool.cc
@@ -2044,6 +2044,7 @@ class Benchmark {
 
   class ErrorHandlerListener : public EventListener {
    public:
+#ifndef ROCKSDB_LITE
     ErrorHandlerListener()
         : mutex_(),
           cv_(&mutex_),
@@ -2085,6 +2086,10 @@ class Benchmark {
     InstrumentedCondVar cv_;
     bool no_auto_recovery_;
     bool recovery_complete_;
+#else   // ROCKSDB_LITE
+    bool WaitForRecovery(uint64_t /*abs_time_us*/) { return true; }
+    void EnableAutoRecovery(bool /*enable*/) {}
+#endif  // ROCKSDB_LITE
   };
 
   std::shared_ptr<ErrorHandlerListener> listener_;