diff --git a/Mac/Modules/file/_Filemodule.c b/Mac/Modules/file/_Filemodule.c
index 70a8720abca..0df4c2ec176 100644
--- a/Mac/Modules/file/_Filemodule.c
+++ b/Mac/Modules/file/_Filemodule.c
@@ -2671,7 +2671,9 @@ PyMac_GetFSSpec(PyObject *v, FSSpec *spec)
 		}
 		return 1;
 	}
+#if !TARGET_API_MAC_OSX
 	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "FSSpec, FSRef, pathname or (refnum, parid, path) required");
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/Mac/Modules/file/filesupport.py b/Mac/Modules/file/filesupport.py
index 7238e887825..ffe6c0ee270 100644
--- a/Mac/Modules/file/filesupport.py
+++ b/Mac/Modules/file/filesupport.py
@@ -195,7 +195,9 @@ def declare(self, name):
 		}
 		return 1;
 	}
+#if !TARGET_API_MAC_OSX
 	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "FSSpec, FSRef, pathname or (refnum, parid, path) required");
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }