diff --git a/include/wx/osx/app.h b/include/wx/osx/app.h
index b341817be2..723841913c 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/app.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/app.h
@@ -152,9 +152,8 @@ public:
     virtual void         OSXOnWillTerminate();
 
 private:
-#if wxOSX_USE_IPHONE
     bool                m_onInitResult;
-#endif
+    
 public:
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/app.cpp b/src/osx/carbon/app.cpp
index 30fb4b076f..30e3ba48be 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/app.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/app.cpp
@@ -403,9 +403,7 @@ void wxApp::MacReopenApp()
 #if wxOSX_USE_COCOA_OR_IPHONE
 void wxApp::OSXOnWillFinishLaunching()
 {
-#if wxOSX_USE_IPHONE
     m_onInitResult = OnInit();
-#endif
 }
 
 void wxApp::OSXOnDidFinishLaunching()
diff --git a/src/osx/cocoa/utils.mm b/src/osx/cocoa/utils.mm
index f0d6a398d0..3e07d7dc2c 100644
--- a/src/osx/cocoa/utils.mm
+++ b/src/osx/cocoa/utils.mm
@@ -314,9 +314,9 @@ bool wxApp::DoInitGui()
 bool wxApp::CallOnInit()
 {
     wxMacAutoreleasePool autoreleasepool;
-    // this will only run one cycle to make sure the OS is ready
+    m_onInitResult = false;
     [NSApp run];
-    return OnInit();
+    return m_onInitResult; 
 }
 
 void wxApp::DoCleanUp()