diff --git a/samples/ipc/ipc.bkl b/samples/ipc/ipc.bkl
index 52f95f6d40..ee919ecde5 100644
--- a/samples/ipc/ipc.bkl
+++ b/samples/ipc/ipc.bkl
@@ -25,16 +25,19 @@
         <wx-lib>base</wx-lib>
     </exe>
 
-    <exe id="baseipcclient" template="wx_sample_console" template_append="wx_append_base">
-        <sources>baseclient.cpp</sources>
-        <wx-lib>net</wx-lib>
-        <wx-lib>base</wx-lib>
-    </exe>
+    <!-- WinCE doesn't have console applications: -->
+    <if cond="FORMAT!='msevc4prj'">
+        <exe id="baseipcclient" template="wx_sample_console" template_append="wx_append_base">
+            <sources>baseclient.cpp</sources>
+            <wx-lib>net</wx-lib>
+            <wx-lib>base</wx-lib>
+        </exe>
 
-    <exe id="baseipcserver" template="wx_sample_console" template_append="wx_append_base">
-        <sources>baseserver.cpp</sources>
-        <wx-lib>net</wx-lib>
-        <wx-lib>base</wx-lib>
-    </exe>
+        <exe id="baseipcserver" template="wx_sample_console" template_append="wx_append_base">
+            <sources>baseserver.cpp</sources>
+            <wx-lib>net</wx-lib>
+            <wx-lib>base</wx-lib>
+        </exe>
+    </if>
 
 </makefile>