diff -ru nano-1.3.12/src/rcfile.c nano-1.3.12-fix2/src/rcfile.c
--- nano-1.3.12/src/rcfile.c	2006-06-07 22:50:56.000000000 -0400
+++ nano-1.3.12-fix2/src/rcfile.c	2006-07-18 19:22:30.000000000 -0400
@@ -834,9 +834,11 @@
 	    rcfile_error(N_("Unknown flag \"%s\""), option);
     }
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_COLOR
     if (endsyntax != NULL && endcolor == NULL)
 	rcfile_error(N_("Syntax \"%s\" has no color commands"),
 		endsyntax->desc);
+#endif
 
     free(buf);
     fclose(rcstream);