diff --git a/src/gtk/textentry.cpp b/src/gtk/textentry.cpp
index ad8170294e..18ca8fafc4 100644
--- a/src/gtk/textentry.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/textentry.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
     #pragma hdrstop
 #endif
 
+#if wxUSE_TEXTCTRL || wxUSE_COMBOBOX
+
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
     #include "wx/window.h"
     #include "wx/textctrl.h"
@@ -284,3 +286,4 @@ void wxTextEntry::SendMaxLenEvent()
     win->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(event);
 }
 
+#endif // wxUSE_TEXTCTRL || wxUSE_COMBOBOX
diff --git a/src/msw/textentry.cpp b/src/msw/textentry.cpp
index d07b8a93c2..e08b413d17 100644
--- a/src/msw/textentry.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/textentry.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
     #include "wx/string.h"
 #endif // WX_PRECOMP
 
+#if wxUSE_TEXTCTRL || wxUSE_COMBOBOX
+
 #include "wx/textentry.h"
 
 #include "wx/msw/private.h"
@@ -154,3 +156,5 @@ void wxTextEntry::SetMaxLength(unsigned long len)
 
     ::SendMessage(GetEditHwnd(), EM_LIMITTEXT, len, 0);
 }
+
+#endif // wxUSE_TEXTCTRL || wxUSE_COMBOBOX