diff --git a/samples/dialogs/dialogs.h b/samples/dialogs/dialogs.h
index 6b0bcf8ce7..6f225aa991 100644
--- a/samples/dialogs/dialogs.h
+++ b/samples/dialogs/dialogs.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ of MSW, MAC and OS2
     #define USE_WXMAC 0
 #endif
 
-#if defined(__WXMAC_OSX__) && ( MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_2)
+#if defined(__WXMAC_OSX__) && ( MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_2) && USE_NATIVE_FONT_DIALOG_FOR_MACOSX
     #define USE_WXMACFONTDLG 1
 #else
     #define USE_WXMACFONTDLG 0