diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/utils.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/utils.cpp
index 45e9cde839..eff9beaca2 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/utils.cpp
@@ -533,15 +533,6 @@ bool wxGetDiskSpace(const wxString& path, wxLongLong *pTotal, wxLongLong *pFree)
 // wxMac Specific utility functions
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-Rect wxMacGetBoundsForControl( wxWindow* window , const wxPoint& pos , const wxSize &size ) 
-{
-    int x ,y , w ,h ;
-    
-    window->MacGetBoundsForControl( pos , size , x , y, w, h ) ;
-    Rect bounds =  { y , x , y+h , x+w  };
-    return bounds ;
-}
-
 void wxMacStringToPascal( const wxString&from , StringPtr to )
 {
     wxCharBuffer buf = from.mb_str( wxConvLocal ) ;
diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
index d8de01b229..808db5c2be 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
@@ -2611,4 +2611,13 @@ void wxWindowMac::MacHandleControlClick( WXWidget control , wxInt16 controlpart
     wxASSERT_MSG( (ControlRef) m_macControl != NULL , wxT("No valid mac control") ) ;
 }
 
+Rect wxMacGetBoundsForControl( wxWindow* window , const wxPoint& pos , const wxSize &size ) 
+{
+    int x ,y , w ,h ;
+    
+    window->MacGetBoundsForControl( pos , size , x , y, w, h ) ;
+    Rect bounds =  { y , x , y+h , x+w  };
+    return bounds ;
+}
+