diff --git a/build/bakefiles/files.bkl b/build/bakefiles/files.bkl
index 2d0c73cf71..6919efbb03 100644
--- a/build/bakefiles/files.bkl
+++ b/build/bakefiles/files.bkl
@@ -1775,6 +1775,8 @@ IMPORTANT: please read docs/tech/tn0016.txt before modifying this file!
     src/generic/statusbr.cpp
     src/generic/tabg.cpp
     src/generic/timer.cpp
+    <!-- wxMac stuff used by wxCocoa: -->
+    src/mac/gsockosx.c
 </set>
 <set var="COCOA_HDR" hints="files">
     wx/cocoa/NSBox.h
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 83e0084cc3..1c59809d24 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -4610,10 +4610,6 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SOCKETS" = "yes"; then
         AC_MSG_WARN([wxSocket not yet supported under MGL... disabled])
         wxUSE_SOCKETS="no"
     fi
-    if test "$wxUSE_COCOA" = "1"; then
-        AC_MSG_WARN([wxSocket not yet supported under Cocoa... disabled])
-        wxUSE_SOCKETS="no"
-    fi
 fi
 
 if test "$wxUSE_SOCKETS" = "yes"; then