diff --git a/build/bakefiles/wx.bkl b/build/bakefiles/wx.bkl
index 7de10f2a76..1c5959a059 100644
--- a/build/bakefiles/wx.bkl
+++ b/build/bakefiles/wx.bkl
@@ -92,6 +92,23 @@
                 $(INSTALL_DATA) $(MACOS_RSRC) $(LIBDIR)
             </command>
         </action>
+        <action id="cocoa-res" cond="TOOLKIT=='COCOA'">
+            <dependency-of>all</dependency-of>
+            <set var="__targetname">$(MACOS_R)</set>
+            <command>
+                $(RESCOMP) -d __UNIX__ -useDF $(top_srcdir)/src/cocoa/dummy.r -o $(MACOS_RSRC)
+                $(DEREZ) $(MACOS_RSRC) -useDF >$(MACOS_R)
+            </command>
+            <clean-files>$(MACOS_RSRC) $(MACOS_R)</clean-files>
+        </action>
+        <action id="cocoa-res-install" cond="TOOLKIT=='COCOA'">
+            <dependency-of>install</dependency-of>
+            <depends>macos-res</depends>
+            <command>
+                $(INSTALL_DATA) $(MACOS_R) $(LIBDIR)
+                $(INSTALL_DATA) $(MACOS_RSRC) $(LIBDIR)
+            </command>
+        </action>
 
     </if>
 
diff --git a/src/cocoa/dummy.r b/src/cocoa/dummy.r
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2