diff --git a/src/common/memory.cpp b/src/common/memory.cpp
index 0f44178f44..ce6cfdfc3a 100644
--- a/src/common/memory.cpp
+++ b/src/common/memory.cpp
@@ -1076,6 +1076,7 @@ void wxTraceLevel(int, const wxChar * ...)
 }
 
 #else // wxUSE_MEMORY_TRACING && defined(__WXDEBUG__)
+#if (defined(__BORLANDC__) && (__BORLANDC__ <= 550))
 void wxTrace(const char *WXUNUSED(fmt) ...)
 {
 }
@@ -1083,5 +1084,6 @@ void wxTrace(const char *WXUNUSED(fmt) ...)
 void wxTraceLevel(int WXUNUSED(level), const char *WXUNUSED(fmt) ...)
 {
 }
+#endif //__BORLANDC__
 #endif