diff --git a/d2renderers/d2latex/latex.go b/d2renderers/d2latex/latex.go
index 0013e1b8b..574a8f4ed 100644
--- a/d2renderers/d2latex/latex.go
+++ b/d2renderers/d2latex/latex.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build cgo
+
 package d2latex
 
 import (
diff --git a/d2renderers/d2latex/latex_stub.go b/d2renderers/d2latex/latex_stub.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..108cada6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/d2renderers/d2latex/latex_stub.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+//go:build !cgo
+
+package d2latex
+
+import "errors"
+
+func Render(s string) (string, error) {
+	return "", errors.New("not found in build")
+}
+
+func Measure(s string) (width, height int, _ error) {
+	return 0, 0, errors.New("not found in build")
+}