diff --git a/src/generic/filedlgg.cpp b/src/generic/filedlgg.cpp
index 6fdb94bf8a..d5951505bc 100644
--- a/src/generic/filedlgg.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/filedlgg.cpp
@@ -1014,6 +1014,7 @@ bool wxGenericFileDialog::Create( wxWindow *parent,
 
     ignoreChanges = true;
 
+#if wxUSE_CONFIG
     if (wxConfig::Get(false))
     {
         wxConfig::Get()->Read(wxT("/wxWindows/wxFileDialog/ViewStyle"),
@@ -1021,6 +1022,7 @@ bool wxGenericFileDialog::Create( wxWindow *parent,
         wxConfig::Get()->Read(wxT("/wxWindows/wxFileDialog/ShowHidden"),
                               &ms_lastShowHidden);
     }
+#endif
 
     if ((m_dir.empty()) || (m_dir == wxT(".")))
     {
@@ -1188,6 +1190,7 @@ wxGenericFileDialog::~wxGenericFileDialog()
 
     if (!m_bypassGenericImpl)
     {
+#if wxUSE_CONFIG
         if (wxConfig::Get(false))
         {
             wxConfig::Get()->Write(wxT("/wxWindows/wxFileDialog/ViewStyle"),
@@ -1195,6 +1198,7 @@ wxGenericFileDialog::~wxGenericFileDialog()
             wxConfig::Get()->Write(wxT("/wxWindows/wxFileDialog/ShowHidden"),
                                    ms_lastShowHidden);
         }
+#endif
 
         const int count = m_choice->GetCount();
         for ( int i = 0; i < count; i++ )
diff --git a/src/gtk/utilsres.cpp b/src/gtk/utilsres.cpp
index 5ae3a6c659..998d632c67 100644
--- a/src/gtk/utilsres.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/utilsres.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 // For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx.h".
 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
 
+#if wxUSE_CONFIG
+
 #include "wx/utils.h"
 
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
@@ -123,3 +125,5 @@ bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, int *value, c
     }
     else return false;
 }
+
+#endif // wxUSE_CONFIG