diff --git a/src/atlas/CMakeLists.txt b/src/atlas/CMakeLists.txt
index a98a9b680..4448e3fd0 100644
--- a/src/atlas/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/atlas/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -632,6 +632,8 @@ interpolation/method/knn/KNearestNeighboursBase.cc
 interpolation/method/knn/KNearestNeighboursBase.h
 interpolation/method/knn/NearestNeighbour.cc
 interpolation/method/knn/NearestNeighbour.h
+interpolation/method/sphericalvector/SphericalVector.h
+interpolation/method/sphericalvector/SphericalVector.cc
 interpolation/method/structured/Cubic2D.cc
 interpolation/method/structured/Cubic2D.h
 interpolation/method/structured/Cubic3D.cc
@@ -669,15 +671,6 @@ interpolation/nonlinear/NonLinear.cc
 interpolation/nonlinear/NonLinear.h
 )
 
-if (atlas_HAVE_EIGEN)
-
-list (APPEND atlas_interpolation_srcs
-interpolation/method/sphericalvector/SphericalVector.h
-interpolation/method/sphericalvector/SphericalVector.cc
-)
-
-endif()
-
 list( APPEND atlas_linalg_srcs
 linalg/Indexing.h
 linalg/Introspection.h
diff --git a/src/atlas/interpolation/method/MethodFactory.cc b/src/atlas/interpolation/method/MethodFactory.cc
index ab078f74b..cc30db2bd 100644
--- a/src/atlas/interpolation/method/MethodFactory.cc
+++ b/src/atlas/interpolation/method/MethodFactory.cc
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  * nor does it submit to any jurisdiction.
  */
 
+#include "atlas/library/defines.h"
 #include "MethodFactory.h"
 
 // for static linking
@@ -16,6 +17,9 @@
 #include "knn/GridBoxMaximum.h"
 #include "knn/KNearestNeighbours.h"
 #include "knn/NearestNeighbour.h"
+#if ATLAS_HAVE_EIGEN
+#include "sphericalvector/SphericalVector.h"
+#endif
 #include "structured/Cubic2D.h"
 #include "structured/Cubic3D.h"
 #include "structured/Linear2D.h"
@@ -25,10 +29,6 @@
 #include "unstructured/FiniteElement.h"
 #include "unstructured/UnstructuredBilinearLonLat.h"
 
-#if ATLAS_HAVE_EIGEN
-#include "sphericalvector/SphericalVector.h"
-#endif
-
 namespace atlas {
 namespace interpolation {
 
diff --git a/src/atlas/interpolation/method/sphericalvector/SphericalVector.cc b/src/atlas/interpolation/method/sphericalvector/SphericalVector.cc
index 7d2ad7d2b..81450bb33 100644
--- a/src/atlas/interpolation/method/sphericalvector/SphericalVector.cc
+++ b/src/atlas/interpolation/method/sphericalvector/SphericalVector.cc
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
  * which can be obtained at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
  */
 
+#include "atlas/library/defines.h"
+#if ATLAS_HAVE_EIGEN
+
 #include <cmath>
 #include <tuple>
 
@@ -237,3 +240,5 @@ void SphericalVector::interpolate_vector_field(const Field& sourceField,
 }  // namespace method
 }  // namespace interpolation
 }  // namespace atlas
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/atlas/interpolation/method/sphericalvector/SphericalVector.h b/src/atlas/interpolation/method/sphericalvector/SphericalVector.h
index de9b65f95..780c43a79 100644
--- a/src/atlas/interpolation/method/sphericalvector/SphericalVector.h
+++ b/src/atlas/interpolation/method/sphericalvector/SphericalVector.h
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
  * which can be obtained at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
  */
 
+#include "atlas/library/defines.h"
+#if ATLAS_HAVE_EIGEN
+
 #pragma once
 
 #include <complex>
@@ -92,3 +95,5 @@ class SphericalVector : public Method {
 }  // namespace method
 }  // namespace interpolation
 }  // namespace atlas
+
+#endif