diff --git a/include/wx/dataview.h b/include/wx/dataview.h
index 57d26fa732..8da38efc0a 100644
--- a/include/wx/dataview.h
+++ b/include/wx/dataview.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #if defined(__WXGTK20__)
     // for testing
-    // #define wxUSE_GENERICDATAVIEWCTRL 1
+    #define wxUSE_GENERICDATAVIEWCTRL 1
 #elif defined(__WXMAC__)
     #define wxUSE_GENERICDATAVIEWCTRL 1
 #else