diff --git a/api/macglutfix.m b/api/macglutfix.m
index 1952dfe6c1..69d4ba5ef5 100644
--- a/api/macglutfix.m
+++ b/api/macglutfix.m
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@
 
 #include <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
 
-#include "boinc_api.h"
+// For unknown reason, "boinc_api.h" gets a compile 
+// error here so just declare boinc_is_standalone()
+//#include "boinc_api.h"
+extern int boinc_is_standalone(void);
 
 void MacGLUTFix(bool isScreenSaver);
 void BringAppToFront(void);
diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index b904558b72..134934c40b 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -2081,3 +2081,9 @@ David  22 Feb 2012
 
     client/
         hostinfo_unix.cpp
+
+Charlie 22 Feb 2012
+    - API: fix compile error on Mac.
+    
+    api/
+        macglutfix.m