diff --git a/include/wx/stdpaths.h b/include/wx/stdpaths.h
index 684d508659..8f7c2d43bb 100644
--- a/include/wx/stdpaths.h
+++ b/include/wx/stdpaths.h
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ protected:
     #elif defined(__UNIX__)
         #include "wx/unix/stdpaths.h"
         #define wxHAS_NATIVE_STDPATHS
+        #define wxHAS_STDPATHS_INSTALL_PREFIX
     #endif
 #endif
 
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ protected:
 //     wxUSE_STDPATHS=0, so that our code can still use wxStandardPaths.
 
 #ifndef wxHAS_NATIVE_STDPATHS
+#define wxHAS_STDPATHS_INSTALL_PREFIX
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxStandardPaths : public wxStandardPathsBase
 {
 public:
diff --git a/src/common/translation.cpp b/src/common/translation.cpp
index 0cc98fbb95..96df133112 100644
--- a/src/common/translation.cpp
+++ b/src/common/translation.cpp
@@ -1803,7 +1803,7 @@ wxArrayString GetSearchPrefixes()
     if ( paths.Index(stdp) == wxNOT_FOUND )
         paths.Add(stdp);
 
-  #if defined(__UNIX__) && !defined(__WXOSX_COCOA__) && !defined(__WXOSX_IPHONE__) && !defined(__DARWIN__)
+  #ifdef wxHAS_STDPATHS_INSTALL_PREFIX
     stdp = wxStandardPaths::Get().GetInstallPrefix() + "/share/locale";
     if ( paths.Index(stdp) == wxNOT_FOUND )
         paths.Add(stdp);