diff --git a/src/common/wincmn.cpp b/src/common/wincmn.cpp
index 9ae19728fa..47308229a1 100644
--- a/src/common/wincmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/wincmn.cpp
@@ -2739,8 +2739,10 @@ void wxWindowBase::OnMiddleClick( wxMouseEvent& event )
         else
 #endif // __WXDEBUG__
         {
+#if wxUSE_MSGDLG
             // just Ctrl-Alt-middle click shows information about wx version
             ::wxInfoMessageBox((wxWindow*)this);
+#endif // wxUSE_MSGDLG
         }
     }
     else
diff --git a/src/generic/renderg.cpp b/src/generic/renderg.cpp
index 6c0ce55de4..0024bcec60 100644
--- a/src/generic/renderg.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/renderg.cpp
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ wxRendererGeneric::DrawHeaderButtonContents(wxWindow *win,
 
         // truncate and add an ellipsis (...) if the text is too wide.
         const int availWidth = rect.width - labelWidth;
+#if wxUSE_CONTROLS
         if ( tw > availWidth )
         {
             label = wxControl::Ellipsize(label,
@@ -408,6 +409,7 @@ wxRendererGeneric::DrawHeaderButtonContents(wxWindow *win,
             tw = dc.GetTextExtent(label).x;
         }
         else // enough space, we can respect alignment
+#endif // wxUSE_CONTROLS
         {
             switch (params->m_labelAlignment)
             {