diff --git a/src/globals.h b/src/globals.h
index eb849b9dadc0..c4359b3a12d5 100644
--- a/src/globals.h
+++ b/src/globals.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ struct Param
     bool isOpenBSD;     // generate code for OpenBSD
     bool isSolaris;     // generate code for Solaris
     bool mscoff;        // for Win32: write COFF object files instead of OMF
+    bool objc;          // for OSX (for now): support for Objective-C methods
     char useDeprecated; // 0: don't allow use of deprecated features
                         // 1: silently allow use of deprecated features
                         // 2: warn about the use of deprecated features
diff --git a/src/magicport.json b/src/magicport.json
index d766de7e79b7..c85dd3501ee8 100644
--- a/src/magicport.json
+++ b/src/magicport.json
@@ -139,9 +139,7 @@
                 "function objc_FuncDeclaration_semantic_setSelector",
                 "function objc_isUdaSelector",
                 "function objc_FuncDeclaration_semantic_validateSelector",
-                "function objc_FuncDeclaration_semantic_checkLinkage",
-                "function objc_tryMain_dObjc",
-                "function objc_tryMain_init"
+                "function objc_FuncDeclaration_semantic_checkLinkage"
             ],
             "extra" : [
                 "extern(C++) void objc_initSymbols();"
diff --git a/src/mars.c b/src/mars.c
index 598243ff18da..9a50a69949e7 100644
--- a/src/mars.c
+++ b/src/mars.c
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ void parseConfFile(StringTable *environment, const char *path, size_t len, unsig
 void genObjFile(Module *m, bool multiobj);
 void genhelpers(Module *m, bool iscomdat);
 
+// in objc_glue.c
+void objc_initSymbols();
+
 /** Normalize path by turning forward slashes into backslashes */
 const char * toWinPath(const char *src)
 {
@@ -1066,6 +1069,8 @@ Language changes listed by -transition=id:\n\
         global.params.debuglibname = global.params.defaultlibname;
 
 #if TARGET_OSX
+    if (global.params.is64bit)
+        global.params.objc = true;
     global.params.pic = 1;
 #endif
 
@@ -1194,7 +1199,9 @@ Language changes listed by -transition=id:\n\
         VersionCondition::addPredefinedGlobalIdent("D_NoBoundsChecks");
 
     VersionCondition::addPredefinedGlobalIdent("D_HardFloat");
-    objc_tryMain_dObjc();
+
+    if (global.params.objc)
+        VersionCondition::addPredefinedGlobalIdent("D_ObjectiveC");
 
     // Initialization
     Lexer::initLexer();
@@ -1203,11 +1210,16 @@ Language changes listed by -transition=id:\n\
     Module::init();
     Target::init();
     Expression::init();
-    objc_tryMain_init();
     initPrecedence();
     builtin_init();
     initTraitsStringTable();
 
+    if (global.params.objc)
+    {
+        objc_initSymbols();
+        ObjcSelector::init();
+    }
+
     if (global.params.verbose)
     {   fprintf(global.stdmsg, "binary    %s\n", global.params.argv0);
         fprintf(global.stdmsg, "version   %s\n", global.version);
diff --git a/src/objc.c b/src/objc.c
index b4c1c6938654..45da5d9062f1 100644
--- a/src/objc.c
+++ b/src/objc.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include "visitor.h"
 
 void mangleToBuffer(Type *t, OutBuffer *buf);
-void objc_initSymbols();
 
 // MARK: Objc_ClassDeclaration
 
@@ -140,19 +139,6 @@ void objc_FuncDeclaration_semantic_checkLinkage(FuncDeclaration *fd)
         fd->error("must have Objective-C linkage to attach a selector");
 }
 
-// MARK: init
-
-void objc_tryMain_dObjc()
-{
-    VersionCondition::addPredefinedGlobalIdent("D_ObjectiveC");
-}
-
-void objc_tryMain_init()
-{
-    objc_initSymbols();
-    ObjcSelector::init();
-}
-
 // MARK: Selector
 
 StringTable ObjcSelector::stringtable;
diff --git a/src/objc.di b/src/objc.di
index 7703830867b0..5cf2f1068f7e 100644
--- a/src/objc.di
+++ b/src/objc.di
@@ -55,5 +55,3 @@ extern (C++) void objc_FuncDeclaration_semantic_setSelector(FuncDeclaration fd,
 extern (C++) bool objc_isUdaSelector(StructDeclaration sd);
 extern (C++) void objc_FuncDeclaration_semantic_validateSelector(FuncDeclaration fd);
 extern (C++) void objc_FuncDeclaration_semantic_checkLinkage(FuncDeclaration fd);
-extern (C++) void objc_tryMain_dObjc();
-extern (C++) void objc_tryMain_init();
diff --git a/src/objc.h b/src/objc.h
index 4bd773a2d197..3bceab11320a 100644
--- a/src/objc.h
+++ b/src/objc.h
@@ -72,7 +72,5 @@ bool objc_isUdaSelector(StructDeclaration *sd);
 void objc_FuncDeclaration_semantic_validateSelector(FuncDeclaration *fd);
 void objc_FuncDeclaration_semantic_checkLinkage(FuncDeclaration *fd);
 
-void objc_tryMain_dObjc();
-void objc_tryMain_init();
 
 #endif /* DMD_OBJC_H */
diff --git a/src/objc_glue_stubs.c b/src/objc_glue_stubs.c
index 7f72b47c1812..433b74c81ff3 100644
--- a/src/objc_glue_stubs.c
+++ b/src/objc_glue_stubs.c
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ class Type;
 class TypeFunction;
 struct elem;
 
+void objc_initSymbols()
+{
+    // noop
+}
+
 void objc_callfunc_setupEp(elem *esel, elem **ep, int reverse)
 {
     // noop
diff --git a/src/objc_stubs.c b/src/objc_stubs.c
index 736cc92a93c9..37f138269b7d 100644
--- a/src/objc_stubs.c
+++ b/src/objc_stubs.c
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ ObjcSelector::ObjcSelector(const char *sv, size_t len, size_t pcount)
     assert(0);
 }
 
+void ObjcSelector::init()
+{
+    printf("Should never be called when D_OBJC is false\n");
+    assert(0);
+}
+
 ObjcSelector *ObjcSelector::lookup(const char *s)
 {
     printf("Should never be called when D_OBJC is false\n");
@@ -107,12 +113,3 @@ void objc_FuncDeclaration_semantic_checkLinkage(FuncDeclaration *fd)
     // noop
 }
 
-void objc_tryMain_dObjc()
-{
-    // noop
-}
-
-void objc_tryMain_init()
-{
-    // noop
-}
diff --git a/src/objc_stubs.d b/src/objc_stubs.d
index 6e00ba7bcb9e..088e6330737e 100644
--- a/src/objc_stubs.d
+++ b/src/objc_stubs.d
@@ -85,12 +85,3 @@ extern (C++) void objc_FuncDeclaration_semantic_checkLinkage(FuncDeclaration fd)
     // noop
 }
 
-extern (C++) void objc_tryMain_dObjc()
-{
-    // noop
-}
-
-extern (C++) void objc_tryMain_init()
-{
-    // noop
-}