diff --git a/src/osx/cocoa/utils.mm b/src/osx/cocoa/utils.mm
index 507a2672b9..1b0dbb6eff 100644
--- a/src/osx/cocoa/utils.mm
+++ b/src/osx/cocoa/utils.mm
@@ -478,10 +478,12 @@ void wxApp::DoCleanUp()
 void wxApp::OSXEnableAutomaticTabbing(bool enable)
 {
     // Automatic tabbing was first introduced in 10.12
+#if MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_12
     if ( WX_IS_MACOS_AVAILABLE(10, 12) )
     {
         [NSWindow setAllowsAutomaticWindowTabbing:enable];
     }
+#endif // macOS 10.12+
 }
 
 extern // used from src/osx/core/display.cpp