diff --git a/include/wx/platform.h b/include/wx/platform.h
index 2c4e3db37b..63472e8655 100644
--- a/include/wx/platform.h
+++ b/include/wx/platform.h
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@
  * Presently, only Windows and GTK+ support wxEVT_MENU_OPEN.
  */
 #ifndef wxUSE_IDLEMENUUPDATES
-#    if defined(__WXMSW__) || defined(__WXGTK__)
+#    if (defined(__WXMSW__) || defined(__WXGTK__)) && !defined(__WXUNIVERSAL__)
 #        define wxUSE_IDLEMENUUPDATES 0
 #    else
 #        define wxUSE_IDLEMENUUPDATES 1