diff --git a/src/xmlcopyeditor.cpp b/src/xmlcopyeditor.cpp
index d22b9dd..7212cf5 100644
--- a/src/xmlcopyeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/xmlcopyeditor.cpp
@@ -6247,8 +6247,10 @@ void MyFrame::validatePaths()
 	CHECK ( wxFileExists, xtmDtdPath );
 	CHECK ( wxFileExists, lzxDtdPath );
 	CHECK ( wxFileExists, xliffDtdPath );
+#ifdef __WXMSW__
 	CHECK ( wxDirExists, aspellDataPath );
 	CHECK ( wxDirExists, aspellDictPath );
+#endif // __WXMSW__
 #undef CHECK
 
 	if ( valid )