diff --git a/quakespasm/MacOSX/SDLApplication.h b/quakespasm/MacOSX/SDLApplication.h
index abc4b4ed..6dfc6050 100644
--- a/quakespasm/MacOSX/SDLApplication.h
+++ b/quakespasm/MacOSX/SDLApplication.h
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 
 #import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
 
-
+#if !defined(USE_SDL2)
 @interface SDLApplication : NSApplication {
 
 }
 
 @end
+#endif
diff --git a/quakespasm/MacOSX/SDLApplication.m b/quakespasm/MacOSX/SDLApplication.m
index 20aeaa33..c316bda4 100644
--- a/quakespasm/MacOSX/SDLApplication.m
+++ b/quakespasm/MacOSX/SDLApplication.m
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 */
 
 #import "SDLApplication.h"
+
+// ericw -- with SDL2, this is unneeded and clashes; it has an SDLApplication class internally which does the same thing
+#if !defined(USE_SDL2)
+
 #if defined(SDL_FRAMEWORK) || defined(NO_SDL_CONFIG)
-#if defined(USE_SDL2)
-#import <SDL2/SDL.h>
-#else
 #import <SDL/SDL.h>
-#endif
 #else
 #import "SDL.h"
 #endif
@@ -40,3 +40,5 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
     [super terminate:sender];
 }
 @end
+
+#endif