diff --git a/setup.h_vms b/setup.h_vms
index 5abed00b2b..7681c78072 100644
--- a/setup.h_vms
+++ b/setup.h_vms
@@ -163,15 +163,14 @@ typedef pid_t GPid;
     #define wxUSE_GUI            1
 #endif
 
-
 #define WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6 1
 
 #define WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8 1
 
+#define wxEVENTS_COMPATIBILITY_2_8 1
+
 #define wxDIALOG_UNIT_COMPATIBILITY   1
 
-
-
 #define wxUSE_DEBUG_CONTEXT 0
 
 #define wxUSE_DEBUGREPORT 0
@@ -997,6 +996,9 @@ typedef pid_t GPid;
 /* Define if you have wcsdup function  */
 #undef HAVE_WCSDUP
 
+/* Define if you have strnlen() function */
+#define HAVE_STRNLEN 1
+
 /* Define if you have wcstoull() and wcstoll() */
 #undef HAVE_WCSTOULL