diff --git a/apps/Makefile b/apps/Makefile
index c6849764..4c59f424 100644
--- a/apps/Makefile
+++ b/apps/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ endif
 ifeq (${BACDL},bip6)
 BACDL_DEFINE=-DBACDL_BIP6=1
 endif
+ifeq (${BACDL},none)
+BACDL_DEFINE=-DBACDL_NONE=1
+endif
 ifeq (${BACDL},)
 BACDL_DEFINE ?= -DBACDL_BIP=1
 BBMD_DEFINE ?= -DBBMD_ENABLED=1 -DBBMD_CLIENT_ENABLED
@@ -150,6 +153,9 @@ PORT_ALL_SRC = \
 	$(PORT_BIP_SRC) \
 	$(PORT_BIP6_SRC)
 
+PORT_NONE_SRC = \
+	$(BACNET_SRC_DIR)/bacnet/datalink/datalink.c
+
 ifeq (${BACDL_DEFINE},-DBACDL_BIP=1)
 BACNET_PORT_SRC = ${PORT_BIP_SRC}
 endif
@@ -165,6 +171,9 @@ endif
 ifeq (${BACDL_DEFINE},-DBACDL_ETHERNET=1)
 BACNET_PORT_SRC = ${PORT_ETHERNET_SRC}
 endif
+ifeq (${BACDL_DEFINE},-DBACDL_NONE=1)
+BACNET_PORT_SRC = ${PORT_NONE_SRC}
+endif
 ifdef BACDL_ALL
 BACNET_PORT_SRC = ${PORT_ALL_SRC}
 endif
diff --git a/src/bacnet/datalink/datalink.c b/src/bacnet/datalink/datalink.c
index 4b9c5fcc..f840efb2 100644
--- a/src/bacnet/datalink/datalink.c
+++ b/src/bacnet/datalink/datalink.c
@@ -140,17 +140,34 @@ void datalink_set(char *datalink_string)
 #endif
 
 #if defined(BACDL_NONE)
+bool datalink_init(char *ifname)
+{
+    (void)ifname;
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 int datalink_send_pdu(BACNET_ADDRESS *dest,
     BACNET_NPDU_DATA *npdu_data,
     uint8_t *pdu,
     unsigned pdu_len)
 {
+    (void)dest;
+    (void)npdu_data;
+    (void)pdu;
+    (void)pdu_len;
+
     return 0;
 }
 
 uint16_t datalink_receive(
     BACNET_ADDRESS *src, uint8_t *pdu, uint16_t max_pdu, unsigned timeout)
 {
+    (void)src;
+    (void)pdu;
+    (void)max_pdu;
+    (void)timeout;
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -160,18 +177,22 @@ void datalink_cleanup(void)
 
 void datalink_get_broadcast_address(BACNET_ADDRESS *dest)
 {
+    (void)dest;
 }
 
 void datalink_get_my_address(BACNET_ADDRESS *my_address)
 {
+    (void)my_address;
 }
 
 void datalink_set_interface(char *ifname)
 {
+    (void)ifname;
 }
 
 void datalink_set(char *datalink_string)
 {
+    (void)datalink_string;
 }
 
 void datalink_maintenance_timer(uint16_t seconds)
diff --git a/src/bacnet/datalink/datalink.h b/src/bacnet/datalink/datalink.h
index a99a49bc..57ac27d9 100644
--- a/src/bacnet/datalink/datalink.h
+++ b/src/bacnet/datalink/datalink.h
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ void routed_get_my_address(
 extern "C" {
 #endif /* __cplusplus */
 
+    BACNET_STACK_EXPORT
+    bool datalink_init(char *ifname);
+
     BACNET_STACK_EXPORT
     int datalink_send_pdu(
         BACNET_ADDRESS * dest,