diff --git a/include/wx/msw/private/datecontrols.h b/include/wx/msw/private/datecontrols.h
index 9794cfae89..b38723a40a 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/private/datecontrols.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/private/datecontrols.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "wx/msw/wrapwin.h"
 
+#if wxUSE_DATEPICKCTRL || wxUSE_CALENDARCTRL
 // namespace for the helper functions related to the date controls
 namespace wxMSWDateControls
 {
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ namespace wxMSWDateControls
 extern bool CheckInitialization();
 
 } // namespace wxMSWDateControls
+#endif // wxUSE_DATEPICKCTRL || wxUSE_CALENDARCTRL
 
 #endif // _MSW_PRIVATE_DATECONTROLS_H_
 
diff --git a/src/msw/datetimectrl.cpp b/src/msw/datetimectrl.cpp
index 18eed3d105..cbc65b42a2 100644
--- a/src/msw/datetimectrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/datetimectrl.cpp
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ wxDateTimePickerCtrl::MSWCreateDateTimePicker(wxWindow *parent,
                                               const wxValidator& validator,
                                               const wxString& name)
 {
+#if wxUSE_DATEPICKCTRL || wxUSE_CALENDARCTRL
     if ( !wxMSWDateControls::CheckInitialization() )
         return false;
+#endif // wxUSE_DATEPICKCTRL || wxUSE_CALENDARCTRL
 
     // initialize the base class
     if ( !CreateControl(parent, id, pos, size, style, validator, name) )