diff --git a/src/MacVim/MMAppController.h b/src/MacVim/MMAppController.h
index cd5cfcfa59..991147c104 100644
--- a/src/MacVim/MMAppController.h
+++ b/src/MacVim/MMAppController.h
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@
 
 @class MMWindowController;
 @class MMVimController;
+
+#if !DISABLE_SPARKLE
 @class SUUpdater;
+#endif
 
 
 @interface MMAppController : NSObject <MMAppProtocol, NSUserInterfaceItemSearching> {
@@ -36,7 +39,9 @@
     NSMutableDictionary *inputQueues;
     int                 processingFlag;
     
+#if !DISABLE_SPARKLE
     SUUpdater           *updater;
+#endif
 
     FSEventStreamRef    fsEventStream;
 }
diff --git a/src/MacVim/MMAppController.m b/src/MacVim/MMAppController.m
index c864da75a0..92338ea10b 100644
--- a/src/MacVim/MMAppController.m
+++ b/src/MacVim/MMAppController.m
@@ -326,7 +326,9 @@ fsEventCallback(ConstFSEventStreamRef streamRef,
     [defaultMainMenu release];  defaultMainMenu = nil;
     currentMainMenu = nil;
     [appMenuItemTemplate release];  appMenuItemTemplate = nil;
+#if !DISABLE_SPARKLE
     [updater release];  updater = nil;
+#endif
 
     [super dealloc];
 }