diff --git a/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private.h b/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private.h
index 3b99f4e24e..7d36a1e6c6 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private.h
@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@ public:
 };
 
 #ifdef __OBJC__
+
+    typedef NSRect WXRect;
     typedef void (*wxOSX_TextEventHandlerPtr)(NSView* self, SEL _cmd, NSString *event);
     typedef void (*wxOSX_EventHandlerPtr)(NSView* self, SEL _cmd, NSEvent *event);
     typedef BOOL (*wxOSX_PerformKeyEventHandlerPtr)(NSView* self, SEL _cmd, NSEvent *event);
@@ -477,7 +479,7 @@ extern ClassicCursor gMacCursors[];
 
 extern NSLayoutManager* gNSLayoutManager;
 
-#endif
+#endif // wxUSE_GUI
 
 #endif
     // _WX_PRIVATE_COCOA_H_
diff --git a/include/wx/osx/iphone/private.h b/include/wx/osx/iphone/private.h
index 1b7c30f94a..1550eb8765 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/iphone/private.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/iphone/private.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 #if wxUSE_GUI
 
+typedef CGRect WXRect;
+
 OSStatus WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxMacDrawCGImage(
                                CGContextRef    inContext,
                                const CGRect *  inBounds,