diff --git a/include/wx/utils.h b/include/wx/utils.h
index ba372dbfaf..8ff50f4a01 100644
--- a/include/wx/utils.h
+++ b/include/wx/utils.h
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxMilliSleep(unsigned long milliseconds);
 // Sleep for a given amount of microseconds
 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxMicroSleep(unsigned long microseconds);
 
-#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6
+#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8
 // Sleep for a given amount of milliseconds (old, bad name), use wxMilliSleep
 wxDEPRECATED( WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxUsleep(unsigned long milliseconds) );
 #endif
diff --git a/src/common/utilscmn.cpp b/src/common/utilscmn.cpp
index 82b05eece5..bc45db3b2b 100644
--- a/src/common/utilscmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/utilscmn.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ wxString wxNow()
 #endif
 }
 
-#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6
+#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8
 void wxUsleep(unsigned long milliseconds)
 {
     wxMilliSleep(milliseconds);