diff --git a/src/mac/app.cpp b/src/mac/app.cpp
index 0c87a10378..8cd0fbe281 100644
--- a/src/mac/app.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/app.cpp
@@ -373,11 +373,12 @@ void wxMacStringToPascal( const char * from , StringPtr to , bool pc2macEncoding
       CopyCStringToPascal( from , to ) ;
     }
 }
-
+#ifdef WXMAKINGDLL
 #ifndef __DARWIN__
 // we know it's there ;-)
 WXIMPORT char std::__throws_bad_alloc ;
 #endif
+#endif
 
 bool wxApp::Initialize()
 {
@@ -509,6 +510,9 @@ bool wxApp::Initialize()
 #endif // wxUSE_LOG
 #endif
 
+  wxWinMacWindowList = new wxList(wxKEY_INTEGER);
+  wxWinMacControlList = new wxList(wxKEY_INTEGER);
+
   wxInitializeStockLists();
   wxInitializeStockObjects();
 
@@ -523,9 +527,6 @@ bool wxApp::Initialize()
      return FALSE;
   }
 
-  wxWinMacWindowList = new wxList(wxKEY_INTEGER);
-  wxWinMacControlList = new wxList(wxKEY_INTEGER);
-
   wxMacCreateNotifierTable() ;
 
   UMAShowArrowCursor() ;
diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/app.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/app.cpp
index 0c87a10378..8cd0fbe281 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/app.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/app.cpp
@@ -373,11 +373,12 @@ void wxMacStringToPascal( const char * from , StringPtr to , bool pc2macEncoding
       CopyCStringToPascal( from , to ) ;
     }
 }
-
+#ifdef WXMAKINGDLL
 #ifndef __DARWIN__
 // we know it's there ;-)
 WXIMPORT char std::__throws_bad_alloc ;
 #endif
+#endif
 
 bool wxApp::Initialize()
 {
@@ -509,6 +510,9 @@ bool wxApp::Initialize()
 #endif // wxUSE_LOG
 #endif
 
+  wxWinMacWindowList = new wxList(wxKEY_INTEGER);
+  wxWinMacControlList = new wxList(wxKEY_INTEGER);
+
   wxInitializeStockLists();
   wxInitializeStockObjects();
 
@@ -523,9 +527,6 @@ bool wxApp::Initialize()
      return FALSE;
   }
 
-  wxWinMacWindowList = new wxList(wxKEY_INTEGER);
-  wxWinMacControlList = new wxList(wxKEY_INTEGER);
-
   wxMacCreateNotifierTable() ;
 
   UMAShowArrowCursor() ;