diff --git a/src/richtext/richtextsymboldlg.cpp b/src/richtext/richtextsymboldlg.cpp
index bfb183679d..05d5977f81 100644
--- a/src/richtext/richtextsymboldlg.cpp
+++ b/src/richtext/richtextsymboldlg.cpp
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ typedef enum
 } wxUnicodeSubsetCodes;
 
 /* Unicode subsets */
+#ifdef __UNICODE__
 
 static struct
 {
@@ -261,6 +262,8 @@ static struct
     U_SPECIALS, wxT("Specials") }
 };
 
+#endif // __UNICODE__
+
 #if 0
 // Not yet used, but could be used to test under Win32 whether this subset is available
 // for the given font. The Win32 function is allegedly not accurate, however.