diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.c b/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.c
index 9793d917..c8a80369 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.c
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ static const GOptionEntry gopt_entries[] =
  {NULL}
 };
 
+#ifdef WIN32
 static void
 create_msg_dialog (gchar *title, gchar *message)
 {
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ create_msg_dialog (gchar *title, gchar *message)
 	gtk_dialog_run (GTK_DIALOG (dialog));
 	gtk_widget_destroy (dialog);
 }
+#endif
 
 int
 fe_args (int argc, char *argv[])