diff --git a/include/wx/osx/core/private.h b/include/wx/osx/core/private.h
index 568ad1e167..c08bc26049 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/core/private.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/core/private.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     #define wxOSX_10_6_AND_LATER(x)
 #endif
 
-#if !wxUSE_GUI || wxOSX_USE_COCOA_OR_CARBON
+#if ( !wxUSE_GUI && !wxOSX_USE_IPHONE ) || wxOSX_USE_COCOA_OR_CARBON
 
 // Carbon functions are currently still used in wxOSX/Cocoa too (including
 // wxBase part of it).
diff --git a/include/wx/wxcrtbase.h b/include/wx/wxcrtbase.h
index d9ee66261a..522531a637 100644
--- a/include/wx/wxcrtbase.h
+++ b/include/wx/wxcrtbase.h
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wchar_t * wxCRT_GetenvW(const wchar_t *name);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __DARWIN__
-    #if MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED <= MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_2
+    #if !defined(__WXOSX_IPHONE__) && MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED <= MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_2
         #define wxNEED_WX_MBSTOWCS
     #endif
 #endif
diff --git a/src/osx/core/utilsexc_base.cpp b/src/osx/core/utilsexc_base.cpp
index bf7e95b6a5..e1a8a61e0d 100644
--- a/src/osx/core/utilsexc_base.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/core/utilsexc_base.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ extern bool WXDLLEXPORT wxIsDebuggerRunning()
     return false;
 }
 
-#if !wxUSE_GUI || wxOSX_USE_COCOA_OR_CARBON
+#if ( !wxUSE_GUI && !wxOSX_USE_IPHONE ) || wxOSX_USE_COCOA_OR_CARBON
 
 // have a fast version for mac code that returns the version as a return value