diff --git a/include/wx/generic/logg.h b/include/wx/generic/logg.h
index 83038d08b1..627de94207 100644
--- a/include/wx/generic/logg.h
+++ b/include/wx/generic/logg.h
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 
 #if wxUSE_GUI
 
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxTextCtrl;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxLogFrame;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxWindow;
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // the following log targets are only compiled in if the we're compiling the
 // GUI part (andnot just the base one) of the library, they're implemented in
diff --git a/include/wx/log.h b/include/wx/log.h
index 006620413f..e7d2b6cabc 100644
--- a/include/wx/log.h
+++ b/include/wx/log.h
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@ typedef unsigned long wxLogLevel;
 
 #if wxUSE_GUI
     class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxFrame;
-    class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxTextCtrl;
-    class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxLogFrame;
-    class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxWindow;
 #endif // wxUSE_GUI
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------