diff --git a/src/common/valgen.cpp b/src/common/valgen.cpp
index 2e7d330573..ddd83a89ee 100644
--- a/src/common/valgen.cpp
+++ b/src/common/valgen.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ bool wxGenericValidator::TransferToWindow(void)
         }
     } else
 #endif
-#if wxUSE_SPINCTRL && !defined(__WIN16__)
+#if wxUSE_SPINCTRL && !defined(__WIN16__) && !defined(__WXMOTIF__)
     if (m_validatorWindow->IsKindOf(CLASSINFO(wxSpinCtrl)) )
     {
         wxSpinCtrl* pControl = (wxSpinCtrl*) m_validatorWindow;
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ bool wxGenericValidator::TransferFromWindow(void)
     }
   } else
 #endif
-#if wxUSE_SPINCTRL && !defined(__WIN16__)
+#if wxUSE_SPINCTRL && !defined(__WIN16__) && !defined(__WXMOTIF__)
     if (m_validatorWindow->IsKindOf(CLASSINFO(wxSpinCtrl)) )
     {
         wxSpinCtrl* pControl = (wxSpinCtrl*) m_validatorWindow;