diff --git a/include/wx/msw/chkconf.h b/include/wx/msw/chkconf.h
index 43a03c166b..4703575eac 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/chkconf.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/chkconf.h
@@ -183,11 +183,6 @@
     #define wxUSE_SECRETSTORE 0
 #endif
 
-#if !wxUSE_OWNER_DRAWN && !defined(__WXUNIVERSAL__) && defined(__WXMSW__)
-#   undef wxUSE_CHECKLISTBOX
-#   define wxUSE_CHECKLISTBOX 0
-#endif
-
 #if wxUSE_SPINCTRL
 #   if !wxUSE_SPINBTN
 #       ifdef wxABORT_ON_CONFIG_ERROR
@@ -199,6 +194,16 @@
 #   endif
 #endif
 
+/* wxMSW-specific checks: notice that this file is also used with wxUniv
+   and can even be used with wxGTK, when building it under Windows.
+ */
+#if defined(__WXMSW__) && !defined(__WXUNIVERSAL__)
+#   if !wxUSE_OWNER_DRAWN
+#       undef wxUSE_CHECKLISTBOX
+#       define wxUSE_CHECKLISTBOX 0
+#   endif
+#endif
+
 /*
    Compiler-specific checks.
  */