diff --git a/include/wx/fs_mem.h b/include/wx/fs_mem.h
index e304cd1143..d800a80782 100644
--- a/include/wx/fs_mem.h
+++ b/include/wx/fs_mem.h
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ public:
     // Add file to list of files stored in memory. Stored data (bitmap, text or
     // raw data) will be copied into private memory stream and available under
     // name "memory:" + filename
+#if wxUSE_IMAGE
     static void AddFile(const wxString& filename, wxImage& image, long type);
+#endif // wxUSE_IMAGE
     static void AddFile(const wxString& filename, const wxString& textdata);
     static void AddFile(const wxString& filename, const void *binarydata, size_t size);
 
diff --git a/src/common/fs_mem.cpp b/src/common/fs_mem.cpp
index 30995f3d05..70fd638425 100644
--- a/src/common/fs_mem.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fs_mem.cpp
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ bool wxMemoryFSHandlerBase::CheckHash(const wxString& filename)
 }
 
 
+#if wxUSE_IMAGE
 
 /*static*/ void
 wxMemoryFSHandlerBase::AddFile(const wxString& filename, wxImage& image, long type)
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ wxMemoryFSHandlerBase::AddFile(const wxString& filename, wxImage& image, long ty
     }
 }
 
+#endif // wxUSE_IMAGE
 
 /*static*/ void wxMemoryFSHandlerBase::AddFile(const wxString& filename, const wxString& textdata)
 {