diff --git a/userspace/engine/falco_utils.cpp b/userspace/engine/falco_utils.cpp
index 3804b094..926e2f93 100644
--- a/userspace/engine/falco_utils.cpp
+++ b/userspace/engine/falco_utils.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include <libsinsp/utils.h>
 
 #include <re2/re2.h>
-#if defined(__linux__)
+#if defined(__linux__) and !defined(MINIMAL_BUILD) and !defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__)
 #include <openssl/sha.h>
 #endif
 #include <cstring>
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ uint64_t parse_prometheus_interval(std::string interval_str)
 	return interval;
 }
 
-#if defined(__linux__)
+#if defined(__linux__) and !defined(MINIMAL_BUILD) and !defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__)
 std::string calculate_file_sha256sum(const std::string& filename)
 {
 	std::ifstream file(filename, std::ios::binary);
diff --git a/userspace/engine/falco_utils.h b/userspace/engine/falco_utils.h
index 7b08a89a..35a6a928 100644
--- a/userspace/engine/falco_utils.h
+++ b/userspace/engine/falco_utils.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace falco::utils
 {
 uint64_t parse_prometheus_interval(std::string interval_str);
 
-#if defined(__linux__)
+#if defined(__linux__) and !defined(MINIMAL_BUILD) and !defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__)
 std::string calculate_file_sha256sum(const std::string& filename);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/userspace/falco/app/actions/load_rules_files.cpp b/userspace/falco/app/actions/load_rules_files.cpp
index 902ac3b5..21c28b76 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/app/actions/load_rules_files.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app/actions/load_rules_files.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ falco::app::run_result falco::app::actions::load_rules_files(falco::app::state&
 		{
 			falco_logger::log(falco_logger::level::WARNING,res->as_string(true, rc) + "\n");
 		}
-#if defined(__linux__)
+#if defined(__linux__) and !defined(MINIMAL_BUILD) and !defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__)
 		s.config->m_loaded_rules_filenames_sha256sum.push_back(falco::utils::calculate_file_sha256sum(filename));
 #endif
 	}
diff --git a/userspace/falco/configuration.cpp b/userspace/falco/configuration.cpp
index 3bc34722..b4f0dc76 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/configuration.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/configuration.cpp
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void falco_configuration::merge_configs_files(const std::string& config_name, st
 		}
 	}
 
-#if defined(__linux__)
+#if defined(__linux__) and !defined(MINIMAL_BUILD) and !defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__)
 	for(auto &filename : m_loaded_configs_filenames)
 	{
 		m_loaded_configs_filenames_sha256sum.push_back(falco::utils::calculate_file_sha256sum(filename));
diff --git a/userspace/falco/falco_metrics.cpp b/userspace/falco/falco_metrics.cpp
index e5348f39..54cc7e1f 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/falco_metrics.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/falco_metrics.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ std::string falco_metrics::to_text(const falco::app::state& state)
 		prometheus_text += prometheus_metrics_converter.convert_metric_to_text_prometheus("kernel_release", "falcosecurity", "falco", {{"kernel_release", agent_info->uname_r}});
 		prometheus_text += prometheus_metrics_converter.convert_metric_to_text_prometheus("hostname", "falcosecurity", "evt", {{"hostname", machine_info->hostname}});
 
-#if defined(__linux__)
+#if defined(__linux__) and !defined(MINIMAL_BUILD) and !defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__)
 		auto it_filename = state.config.get()->m_loaded_rules_filenames.begin();
 		auto it_sha256 = state.config.get()->m_loaded_rules_filenames_sha256sum.begin();
 		while (it_filename != state.config.get()->m_loaded_rules_filenames.end() && it_sha256 != state.config.get()->m_loaded_rules_filenames_sha256sum.end())
diff --git a/userspace/falco/stats_writer.cpp b/userspace/falco/stats_writer.cpp
index 0bb37a2b..9117a68a 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/stats_writer.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/stats_writer.cpp
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ void stats_writer::collector::get_metrics_output_fields_wrapper(
 	output_fields["falco.host_num_cpus"] = machine_info->num_cpus;
 	output_fields["falco.outputs_queue_num_drops"] = m_writer->m_outputs->get_outputs_queue_num_drops();
 
-#if defined(__linux__)
+#if defined(__linux__) and !defined(MINIMAL_BUILD) and !defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__)
 	auto it_filename = m_writer->m_config->m_loaded_rules_filenames.begin();
 	auto it_sha256 = m_writer->m_config->m_loaded_rules_filenames_sha256sum.begin();
 	while (it_filename != m_writer->m_config->m_loaded_rules_filenames.end() && it_sha256 != m_writer->m_config->m_loaded_rules_filenames_sha256sum.end())