diff --git a/examples/matrixtile.h b/examples/matrixtile.h
index 8e519db86..203c58bf2 100644
--- a/examples/matrixtile.h
+++ b/examples/matrixtile.h
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ inline void allocator_init(int argc, char **argv) {
   // initialize MADNESS so that TA allocators can be created
 #if defined(TTG_PARSEC_IMPORTED)
   madness::ParsecRuntime::initialize_with_existing_context(ttg::default_execution_context().impl().context());
-#endif // TTG_PARSEC_IMPORTED
   madness::initialize(argc, argv, /* nthread = */ 1, /* quiet = */ true);
+#endif // TTG_PARSEC_IMPORTED
 }
 
 inline void allocator_fini() {
+#if defined(TTG_PARSEC_IMPORTED)
   madness::finalize();
+#endif // TTG_PARSEC_IMPORTED
 }
 #else  // TILEDARRAY_HAS_DEVICE
 template<typename T>
diff --git a/examples/spmm/spmm.cc b/examples/spmm/spmm.cc
index 8118d9e4c..d2b7021af 100644
--- a/examples/spmm/spmm.cc
+++ b/examples/spmm/spmm.cc
@@ -1887,7 +1887,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
       }
     }
 
-#ifdef BTAS_IS_USABLE
+#if defined(BTAS_IS_USABLE) && defined(TTG_PARSEC_IMPORTED)
     madness::finalize();
 #endif  // BTAS_IS_USABLE