diff --git a/modules/beast_asio/async/WrapHandler.h b/modules/beast_asio/async/WrapHandler.h
index 7d28934fe..7134d2bc7 100644
--- a/modules/beast_asio/async/WrapHandler.h
+++ b/modules/beast_asio/async/WrapHandler.h
@@ -160,8 +160,12 @@ template <typename Handler, typename Context>
 bool asio_handler_is_continuation(
     WrappedHandler <Handler, Context>* this_handler)
 {
+#if BEAST_ASIO_HAS_CONTINUATION_HOOKS
     return boost_asio_handler_cont_helpers::is_continuation(
         this_handler->handler());
+#else
+    return false;
+#endif
 }
 
 template <typename Function, typename Handler, typename Context>