diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/application.cc b/libs/gtkmm2ext/application.cc
index 667749bfeb..e603642a6a 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/application.cc
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/application.cc
@@ -61,9 +61,7 @@ Application::ready ()
 void
 Application::hide ()
 {
-#ifdef __APPLE__
 	gtk_application_hide ();
-#endif 
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkapplication_win32.c b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkapplication_win32.c
index 78d538b334..7dd9db4a8d 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkapplication_win32.c
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkapplication_win32.c
@@ -47,3 +47,8 @@ void
 gtk_application_ready (void)
 {
 }
+
+void
+gtk_application_hide (void)
+{
+}
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkapplication_x11.c b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkapplication_x11.c
index 2b85677073..6cf1055c5c 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkapplication_x11.c
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkapplication_x11.c
@@ -50,3 +50,8 @@ void
 gtk_application_ready (void)
 {
 }
+
+void
+gtk_application_hide (void)
+{
+}