diff --git a/widget/gonk/libui/PointerController.cpp b/widget/gonk/libui/PointerController.cpp
index fc828a6afee7..26f467c3eabd 100644
--- a/widget/gonk/libui/PointerController.cpp
+++ b/widget/gonk/libui/PointerController.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ static const nsecs_t POINTER_FADE_DURATION = 500 * 1000000LL; // 500 ms
 PointerController::PointerController(const sp<PointerControllerPolicyInterface>& policy,
         const sp<Looper>& looper, const sp<SpriteController>& spriteController) :
         mPolicy(policy), mLooper(looper), mSpriteController(spriteController) {
+#ifdef HAVE_ANDROID_OS
     mHandler = new WeakMessageHandler(this);
+#endif
 
     AutoMutex _l(mLock);
 
@@ -82,7 +84,9 @@ PointerController::PointerController(const sp<PointerControllerPolicyInterface>&
 }
 
 PointerController::~PointerController() {
+#ifdef HAVE_ANDROID_OS
     mLooper->removeMessages(mHandler);
+#endif
 
     AutoMutex _l(mLock);
 
@@ -461,20 +465,28 @@ void PointerController::startAnimationLocked() {
     if (!mLocked.animationPending) {
         mLocked.animationPending = true;
         mLocked.animationTime = systemTime(SYSTEM_TIME_MONOTONIC);
+#ifdef HAVE_ANDROID_OS
         mLooper->sendMessageDelayed(ANIMATION_FRAME_INTERVAL, mHandler, Message(MSG_ANIMATE));
+#endif
     }
 }
 
 void PointerController::resetInactivityTimeoutLocked() {
+#ifdef HAVE_ANDROID_OS
     mLooper->removeMessages(mHandler, MSG_INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT);
+#endif
 
     nsecs_t timeout = mLocked.inactivityTimeout == INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT_SHORT
             ? INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT_DELAY_TIME_SHORT : INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT_DELAY_TIME_NORMAL;
+#ifdef HAVE_ANDROID_OS
     mLooper->sendMessageDelayed(timeout, mHandler, MSG_INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT);
+#endif
 }
 
 void PointerController::removeInactivityTimeoutLocked() {
+#ifdef HAVE_ANDROID_OS
     mLooper->removeMessages(mHandler, MSG_INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT);
+#endif
 }
 
 void PointerController::updatePointerLocked() {
diff --git a/widget/gonk/libui/PointerController.h b/widget/gonk/libui/PointerController.h
index 98c44c2cf293..7c2d5f1ebca4 100644
--- a/widget/gonk/libui/PointerController.h
+++ b/widget/gonk/libui/PointerController.h
@@ -207,7 +207,9 @@ private:
     sp<PointerControllerPolicyInterface> mPolicy;
     sp<Looper> mLooper;
     sp<SpriteController> mSpriteController;
+#ifdef HAVE_ANDROID_OS
     sp<WeakMessageHandler> mHandler;
+#endif
 
     PointerResources mResources;
 
diff --git a/widget/gonk/libui/SpriteController.cpp b/widget/gonk/libui/SpriteController.cpp
index 860450182203..dce672605f61 100644
--- a/widget/gonk/libui/SpriteController.cpp
+++ b/widget/gonk/libui/SpriteController.cpp
@@ -35,16 +35,18 @@ namespace android {
 
 SpriteController::SpriteController(const sp<Looper>& looper, int32_t overlayLayer) :
         mLooper(looper), mOverlayLayer(overlayLayer) {
+#ifdef HAVE_ANDROID_OS
     mHandler = new WeakMessageHandler(this);
+#endif
 
     mLocked.transactionNestingCount = 0;
     mLocked.deferredSpriteUpdate = false;
 }
 
 SpriteController::~SpriteController() {
+#ifdef HAVE_ANDROID_OS
     mLooper->removeMessages(mHandler);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_ANDROID_OS
     if (mSurfaceComposerClient != NULL) {
         mSurfaceComposerClient->dispose();
         mSurfaceComposerClient.clear();
@@ -71,7 +73,9 @@ void SpriteController::closeTransaction() {
     mLocked.transactionNestingCount -= 1;
     if (mLocked.transactionNestingCount == 0 && mLocked.deferredSpriteUpdate) {
         mLocked.deferredSpriteUpdate = false;
+#ifdef HAVE_ANDROID_OS
         mLooper->sendMessage(mHandler, Message(MSG_UPDATE_SPRITES));
+#endif
     }
 }
 
@@ -82,7 +86,9 @@ void SpriteController::invalidateSpriteLocked(const sp<SpriteImpl>& sprite) {
         if (mLocked.transactionNestingCount != 0) {
             mLocked.deferredSpriteUpdate = true;
         } else {
+#ifdef HAVE_ANDROID_OS
             mLooper->sendMessage(mHandler, Message(MSG_UPDATE_SPRITES));
+#endif
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/widget/gonk/libui/SpriteController.h b/widget/gonk/libui/SpriteController.h
index 4502f4e3739c..e04fc33ba6be 100644
--- a/widget/gonk/libui/SpriteController.h
+++ b/widget/gonk/libui/SpriteController.h
@@ -151,7 +151,11 @@ public:
  *
  * Clients are responsible for animating sprites by periodically updating their properties.
  */
+#ifdef HAVE_ANDROID_OS
 class SpriteController : public MessageHandler {
+#else
+class SpriteController : public virtual RefBase {
+#endif
 protected:
     virtual ~SpriteController();
 
@@ -286,9 +290,9 @@ private:
 
     sp<Looper> mLooper;
     const int32_t mOverlayLayer;
+#ifdef HAVE_ANDROID_OS
     sp<WeakMessageHandler> mHandler;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_ANDROID_OS
     sp<SurfaceComposerClient> mSurfaceComposerClient;
 #endif