diff --git a/video/out/cocoa/window.m b/video/out/cocoa/window.m
index aca488cfc4..3dc937565b 100644
--- a/video/out/cocoa/window.m
+++ b/video/out/cocoa/window.m
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 #include "input/keycodes.h"
 
-#include "osdep/macosx_application.h"
 #include "osdep/macosx_events.h"
 #include "osdep/macosx_compat.h"
 
diff --git a/video/out/cocoa_common.m b/video/out/cocoa_common.m
index 6837a062d4..a1ea157482 100644
--- a/video/out/cocoa_common.m
+++ b/video/out/cocoa_common.m
@@ -28,12 +28,15 @@
 #import "video/out/cocoa/mpvadapter.h"
 
 #include "osdep/macosx_compat.h"
-#include "osdep/macosx_application.h"
-#include "osdep/macosx_application_objc.h"
 #include "osdep/macosx_events_objc.h"
 
 #include "config.h"
 
+#if HAVE_COCOA_APPLICATION
+# include "osdep/macosx_application.h"
+# include "osdep/macosx_application_objc.h"
+#endif
+
 #include "options/options.h"
 #include "video/out/vo.h"
 #include "win_state.h"
@@ -298,11 +301,13 @@ static void create_window(struct vo *vo, struct mp_rect *win, int geo_flags)
 
     [s->view setWantsBestResolutionOpenGLSurface:YES];
 
+#if HAVE_COCOA_APPLICATION
     cocoa_register_menu_item_action(MPM_H_SIZE,   @selector(halfSize));
     cocoa_register_menu_item_action(MPM_N_SIZE,   @selector(normalSize));
     cocoa_register_menu_item_action(MPM_D_SIZE,   @selector(doubleSize));
     cocoa_register_menu_item_action(MPM_MINIMIZE, @selector(performMiniaturize:));
     cocoa_register_menu_item_action(MPM_ZOOM,     @selector(performZoom:));
+#endif
 
     [s->window setRestorable:NO];
     [s->window setContentView:s->view];
diff --git a/wscript_build.py b/wscript_build.py
index a30af01aee..bfb847a319 100644
--- a/wscript_build.py
+++ b/wscript_build.py
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ def build(ctx):
         ( "osdep/threads.c" ),
 
         ( "osdep/ar/HIDRemote.m",                "cocoa" ),
-        ( "osdep/macosx_application.m",          "cocoa" ),
+        ( "osdep/macosx_application.m",          "cocoa-application" ),
         ( "osdep/macosx_events.m",               "cocoa" ),
         ( "osdep/path-macosx.m",                 "cocoa" ),