diff --git a/src/msw/metafile.cpp b/src/msw/metafile.cpp
index a49e59a0ba..69bca27a24 100644
--- a/src/msw/metafile.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/metafile.cpp
@@ -443,6 +443,9 @@ bool wxMakeMetafilePlaceable(const wxString& filename, int x1, int y1, int x2, i
     return TRUE;
 }
 
+
+#if wxUSE_DRAG_AND_DROP
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxMetafileDataObject
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -483,5 +486,7 @@ bool wxMetafileDataObject::SetData(size_t WXUNUSED(len), const void *buf)
     return TRUE;
 }
 
+#endif // wxUSE_DRAG_AND_DROP
+
 #endif // wxUSE_METAFILE