diff --git a/src/common/buttoncmn.cpp b/src/common/buttoncmn.cpp
index 0e767dd006..68769b2234 100644
--- a/src/common/buttoncmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/buttoncmn.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ bool wxButtonBase::CreateStock(wxWindow *parent,
                                const wxString& name)
 {
     wxString label;
-#if defined(__WXMAC__) || defined(__WXCOCOA__)
+#if !defined(__WXMAC__) && !defined(__WXCOCOA__)
+    wxUnusedVar(descriptiveLabel);
+#else // defined(__WXMAC__) || defined(__WXCOCOA__)
     if (!descriptiveLabel.empty())
     {
         label = descriptiveLabel;