diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/jucer_RelativePath.h b/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/jucer_RelativePath.h
index 5a8f25efc2..00c3ded8c8 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/jucer_RelativePath.h
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/jucer_RelativePath.h
@@ -110,17 +110,17 @@ private:
 
     File getFakeFile() const
     {
+       #if JUCE_WINDOWS
         if (FileHelpers::isAbsolutePath (path))
         {
-          #if JUCE_WINDOWS
             // This is a hack to convert unix-style absolute paths into valid absolute Windows paths to avoid hitting
             // an assertion in File::parseAbsolutePath().
             if (path.startsWithChar (L'/') || path.startsWithChar (L'$') || path.startsWithChar (L'~'))
                 return File (String ("C:\\") + FileHelpers::windowsStylePath (path.substring (1)));
-          #endif
 
             return File (path);
         }
+       #endif
 
         // This method gets called very often, so we'll cache this directory.
         static const File currentWorkingDirectory (File::getCurrentWorkingDirectory());