diff --git a/bindings/python/tv.cc b/bindings/python/tv.cc
index 44e3635373..3558fa631c 100644
--- a/bindings/python/tv.cc
+++ b/bindings/python/tv.cc
@@ -86,23 +86,22 @@ void tvFromJson(const std::vector<std::string>& input_json_per_rank_list, const
 
     assert(input_json_per_rank_list.size() == num_ranks && "Must have the same number of json files as ranks");
 
+    // Initialize the info object, that will hold data for all ranks for all phases
+    std::unique_ptr<Info> info = std::make_unique<Info>();
+
     #ifdef VT_TV_N_THREADS
       const int threads = VT_TV_N_THREADS;
     #else
       const int threads = 2;
     #endif
     #ifdef VT_TV_OPENMP_ENABLED
+    #if VT_TV_OPENMP_ENABLED
       omp_set_num_threads(threads);
       // print number of threads
       fmt::print("vt-tv: Using {} threads\n", threads);
-    #endif
-
-    // Initialize the info object, that will hold data for all ranks for all phases
-    std::unique_ptr<Info> info = std::make_unique<Info>();
-
-    #ifdef VT_TV_OPENMP_ENABLED
       # pragma omp parallel for
     #endif
+    #endif
     for (int64_t rank_id = 0; rank_id < num_ranks; rank_id++) {
       fmt::print("Reading file for rank {}\n", rank_id);
       std::string rank_json_str = input_json_per_rank_list[rank_id];
@@ -110,8 +109,10 @@ void tvFromJson(const std::vector<std::string>& input_json_per_rank_list, const
       reader.readString(rank_json_str);
       auto tmpInfo = reader.parse();
       #ifdef VT_TV_OPENMP_ENABLED
+      #if VT_TV_OPENMP_ENABLED
         #pragma omp critical
       #endif
+      #endif
       {
         info->addInfo(tmpInfo->getObjectInfo(), tmpInfo->getRank(rank_id));
       }
diff --git a/bindings/python/tv.h b/bindings/python/tv.h
index ccecae302d..65c3a31312 100644
--- a/bindings/python/tv.h
+++ b/bindings/python/tv.h
@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@
 #include <map>
 
 #ifdef VT_TV_OPENMP_ENABLED
+#if VT_TV_OPENMP_ENABLED
     #include <omp.h>
 #endif
+#endif
 
 namespace vt::tv::bindings::python {
 
diff --git a/src/vt-tv/utility/parse_render.cc b/src/vt-tv/utility/parse_render.cc
index 41cbe28401..9d8e145865 100644
--- a/src/vt-tv/utility/parse_render.cc
+++ b/src/vt-tv/utility/parse_render.cc
@@ -86,9 +86,11 @@ void ParseRender::parseAndRender(PhaseType phase_id, std::unique_ptr<Info> info)
         const int threads = 2;
       #endif
       #ifdef VT_TV_OPENMP_ENABLED
+      #if VT_TV_OPENMP_ENABLED
         omp_set_num_threads(threads);
         fmt::print("vt-tv: Using {} threads\n", threads);
         # pragma omp parallel for
+      #endif
       #endif // VT_TV_OPENMP_ENABLED
         for (int64_t rank = 0; rank < n_ranks; rank++) {
           fmt::print("Reading file for rank {}\n", rank);
@@ -96,8 +98,10 @@ void ParseRender::parseAndRender(PhaseType phase_id, std::unique_ptr<Info> info)
           reader.readFile(input_dir + "data." + std::to_string(rank) + ".json");
           auto tmpInfo = reader.parse();
           #ifdef VT_TV_OPENMP_ENABLED
+          #if VT_TV_OPENMP_ENABLED
             #pragma omp critical
           #endif
+          #endif
           {
           info->addInfo(tmpInfo->getObjectInfo(), tmpInfo->getRank(rank));
           }
diff --git a/src/vt-tv/utility/parse_render.h b/src/vt-tv/utility/parse_render.h
index 2d2b58aad2..e25ae66814 100644
--- a/src/vt-tv/utility/parse_render.h
+++ b/src/vt-tv/utility/parse_render.h
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@
 #include <memory>
 
 #ifdef VT_TV_OPENMP_ENABLED
+#if VT_TV_OPENMP_ENABLED
   #include <omp.h>
 #endif
+#endif
 namespace vt::tv::utility {
 
 /**