diff --git a/Headers/GNUstepBase/GSVersionMacros.h b/Headers/GNUstepBase/GSVersionMacros.h
index 66ec5c796..16d37e031 100644
--- a/Headers/GNUstepBase/GSVersionMacros.h
+++ b/Headers/GNUstepBase/GSVersionMacros.h
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
 #  endif
 #endif
 
-#ifdef	__clang__
+#if defined(__clang__) && defined(__OBJC__)
 static inline void gs_consumed(id NS_CONSUMED o) __attribute__ ((unused));
 static inline void gs_consumed(id NS_CONSUMED o) { return; }
 #define	GS_CONSUMED(O)	gs_consumed(O);