diff --git a/src/text_editor/buffer.cpp b/src/text_editor/buffer.cpp
index b4fe72c..0cb1bb2 100644
--- a/src/text_editor/buffer.cpp
+++ b/src/text_editor/buffer.cpp
@@ -1422,10 +1422,10 @@ void InitBuffers() {
     EventBuffer = CreateBuffer(sys_allocator, GetUniqueBufferName(ProjectDirectory, "events"));
     EventBuffer->no_history = true;
     EventBuffer->special = true;
+#ifdef PLUGIN_SEARCH_OPEN_BUFFERS
     Buffer *search_project = CreateBuffer(sys_allocator, GetUniqueBufferName(ProjectDirectory, "search_project"));
     search_project->no_history = true;
     search_project->special = true;
-#ifdef PLUGIN_SEARCH_OPEN_BUFFERS
     SearchOpenBuffersBufferID = search_project->id;
 #endif
 }