diff --git a/samples/sound/sound.cpp b/samples/sound/sound.cpp
index a517d1a405..f42ba21cd8 100644
--- a/samples/sound/sound.cpp
+++ b/samples/sound/sound.cpp
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title)
 
 bool MyFrame::CreateSound(wxSound& snd) const
 {
+#ifndef __WXMAC__
     if ( m_useMemory )
     {
         // this is the dump of cuckoo.wav
@@ -956,6 +957,7 @@ bool MyFrame::CreateSound(wxSound& snd) const
 
         return snd.Create(sizeof(data), data);
     }
+#endif // !__WXMAC__
 
 #ifdef __WXMSW__
     if ( !m_soundRes.empty() )