diff --git a/setup.h_vms b/setup.h_vms
index aac3f4a995..7fcec76086 100644
--- a/setup.h_vms
+++ b/setup.h_vms
@@ -532,8 +532,10 @@
 /* enable rich edit under Win32 */
 #if defined(__WIN95__) && !defined(__WINE__) && !defined(__GNUWIN32_OLD__)
 #define wxUSE_RICHEDIT 1
+#define wxUSE_RICHEDIT2 1
 #else
 #define wxUSE_RICHEDIT 0
+#define wxUSE_RICHEDIT2 0
 #endif
 
 /*