diff --git a/api/mraa/initio.h b/api/mraa/initio.h
index d0ba23d..94fd83e 100644
--- a/api/mraa/initio.h
+++ b/api/mraa/initio.h
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "aio.h"
 #include "gpio.h"
 #include "i2c.h"
+
+#if !defined(PERIPHERALMAN)
 #include "iio.h"
+#endif
+
 #include "pwm.h"
 #include "spi.h"
 #include "uart.h"
@@ -53,8 +57,10 @@ typedef struct _mraa_io_descriptor {
     mraa_gpio_context* gpios;
     int n_i2c;
     mraa_i2c_context* i2cs;
+#if !defined(PERIPHERALMAN)
     int n_iio;
     mraa_iio_context* iios;
+#endif
     int n_pwm;
     mraa_pwm_context* pwms;
     int n_spi;
diff --git a/api/mraa/initio.hpp b/api/mraa/initio.hpp
index 3639dd9..ce08624 100644
--- a/api/mraa/initio.hpp
+++ b/api/mraa/initio.hpp
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@
 #include "aio.hpp"
 #include "gpio.hpp"
 #include "i2c.hpp"
+
+#if !defined(PERIPHERALMAN)
 #include "iio.hpp"
+#endif
+
 #include "pwm.hpp"
 #include "spi.hpp"
 #include "uart.hpp"
@@ -67,10 +71,12 @@ class MraaIo
             i2cs.emplace_back(descs->i2cs[i]);
         }
 
+#if !defined(PERIPHERALMAN)
         iios.reserve(descs->n_iio);
         for (int i = 0; i < descs->n_iio; ++i) {
             iios.emplace_back(descs->iios[i]);
         }
+#endif
 
         pwms.reserve(descs->n_pwm);
         for (int i = 0; i < descs->n_pwm; ++i) {
@@ -116,9 +122,11 @@ class MraaIo
         if (descs->n_i2c) {
             free(descs->i2cs);
         }
+#if !defined(PERIPHERALMAN)
         if (descs->n_iio) {
             free(descs->iios);
         }
+#endif
         if (descs->n_pwm) {
             free(descs->pwms);
         }
@@ -140,7 +148,9 @@ class MraaIo
     std::vector<Aio> aios;
     std::vector<Gpio> gpios;
     std::vector<I2c> i2cs;
+#if !defined(PERIPHERALMAN)
     std::vector<Iio> iios;
+#endif
     std::vector<Pwm> pwms;
     std::vector<Spi> spis;
     std::vector<Uart> uarts;
diff --git a/src/initio/initio.c b/src/initio/initio.c
index 52c2b5f..5e037cd 100644
--- a/src/initio/initio.c
+++ b/src/initio/initio.c
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ parse_pwm(char** proto, size_t n)
     return dev;
 }
 
+#if !defined(PERIPHERALMAN)
 static mraa_iio_context
 parse_iio(char** proto, size_t n)
 {
@@ -313,6 +314,7 @@ parse_iio(char** proto, size_t n)
 
     return dev;
 }
+#endif
 
 static mraa_i2c_context
 parse_i2c(char** proto, size_t n)
@@ -633,7 +635,9 @@ mraa_io_init(const char* strdesc, mraa_io_descriptor** desc)
                     new_desc->gpios[new_desc->n_gpio++] = dev;
                 }
             }
-        } else if (strncmp(str_tokens[0], IIO_KEY, strlen(IIO_KEY)) == 0 &&
+        }
+#if !defined(PERIPHERALMAN)
+        else if (strncmp(str_tokens[0], IIO_KEY, strlen(IIO_KEY)) == 0 &&
                    strlen(str_tokens[0]) == strlen(IIO_KEY)) {
             mraa_iio_context dev = parse_iio(str_tokens, num_desc_tokens);
             if (!dev) {
@@ -650,7 +654,9 @@ mraa_io_init(const char* strdesc, mraa_io_descriptor** desc)
                     new_desc->iios[new_desc->n_iio++] = dev;
                 }
             }
-        } else if (strncmp(str_tokens[0], I2C_KEY, strlen(I2C_KEY)) == 0 &&
+        }
+#endif
+        else if (strncmp(str_tokens[0], I2C_KEY, strlen(I2C_KEY)) == 0 &&
                    strlen(str_tokens[0]) == strlen(I2C_KEY)) {
             mraa_i2c_context dev = parse_i2c(str_tokens, num_desc_tokens);
             if (!dev) {
@@ -807,12 +813,14 @@ mraa_io_close(mraa_io_descriptor* desc)
         free(desc->i2cs);
     }
 
+#if !defined(PERIPHERALMAN)
     for (int i = 0; i < desc->n_iio; ++i) {
         mraa_iio_close(desc->iios[i]);
     }
     if (desc->n_iio) {
         free(desc->iios);
     }
+#endif
 
     for (int i = 0; i < desc->n_pwm; ++i) {
         mraa_pwm_close(desc->pwms[i]);