diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 234f4b4005..f0e36d7ad0 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -38299,6 +38299,9 @@ $as_echo "$wx_cv_lib_gdiplus" >&6; }
         if test "$wx_cv_lib_gdiplus" = "yes"; then
             wx_has_graphics=1
         fi
+    elif test "$WXGTK1" = "1"; then
+        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: wxGraphicsContext not supported with GTK +1" >&5
+$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: wxGraphicsContext not supported with GTK +1" >&2;}
     elif test "$wxUSE_GTK" = 1 -o "$wxUSE_QT" = 1 -o "$wxUSE_X11" = 1; then
 
 pkg_failed=no
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 709954370f..bb85925eb5 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -7518,6 +7518,8 @@ if test "$wxUSE_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT" = "yes"; then
         if test "$wx_cv_lib_gdiplus" = "yes"; then
             wx_has_graphics=1
         fi
+    elif test "$WXGTK1" = "1"; then
+        AC_MSG_WARN([wxGraphicsContext not supported with GTK +1])
     elif test "$wxUSE_GTK" = 1 -o "$wxUSE_QT" = 1 -o "$wxUSE_X11" = 1; then
         PKG_CHECK_MODULES(CAIRO, cairo,
             [wx_has_graphics=1],