diff --git a/utils/dialoged/src/reswrite.cpp b/utils/dialoged/src/reswrite.cpp
index d2fed79bdc..c195aceea3 100644
--- a/utils/dialoged/src/reswrite.cpp
+++ b/utils/dialoged/src/reswrite.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 #include "reseditr.h"
 
-#if !defined(__WXMSW__) && defined(__WXMAC__)
+#if ( !defined(__WXMSW__) && defined(__WXMAC__) ) || defined( __VMS )
 static char wxBuffer[512];
 #endif