diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildprogress_mac.mm b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildprogress_mac.mm
index 049c06bcdef21005634b30750116d0aa9c59c3bc..1d396e6ab76181aa8074f124c82f1720567a0616 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildprogress_mac.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildprogress_mac.mm
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@
 
 #include "buildprogress_mac.h"
 
+#if MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_5
 #include <AppKit/NSDockTile.h>
 #include <AppKit/NSApplication.h>
 #include <Foundation/NSString.h>
-
+#endif
 
 void ProjectExplorer::Internal::qtcShowDockTileBadgeLabel(const QString &text)
 {