diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/filebrowser/juce_FileChooser.h b/modules/juce_gui_basics/filebrowser/juce_FileChooser.h
index 48e8deb8b4..6e0162a77d 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/filebrowser/juce_FileChooser.h
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/filebrowser/juce_FileChooser.h
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ public:
     ~FileChooser();
 
     //==============================================================================
+   #if JUCE_MODAL_LOOPS_PERMITTED
     /** Shows a dialog box to choose a file to open.
 
         This will display the dialog box modally, using an "open file" mode, so that
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ public:
         browseForFileToOpen() for more info about the behaviour of this method.
     */
     bool browseForMultipleFilesOrDirectories (FilePreviewComponent* previewComponent = nullptr);
+   #endif
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Runs a dialog box for the given set of option flags.