diff --git a/components/synedit/synedit.pp b/components/synedit/synedit.pp
index aa0be34651..06f521119f 100644
--- a/components/synedit/synedit.pp
+++ b/components/synedit/synedit.pp
@@ -831,7 +831,9 @@ type
     property OnStatusChange;
   end;
 
+{$IFDEF SYN_LAZARUS}
 function SynEditClipboardFormat: TClipboardFormat;
+{$ENDIF}
 
 implementation