diff --git a/wxPython/config.py b/wxPython/config.py
index b5c05c7735..4e839e1ac5 100644
--- a/wxPython/config.py
+++ b/wxPython/config.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ FULL_DOCS = 0      # Some docstrings are split into a basic docstring and a
                    # cause the two strings to be combined and output
                    # as the full docstring.
 
-UNICODE = 0        # This will pass the 'wxUSE_UNICODE' flag to SWIG and
+UNICODE = 1        # This will pass the 'wxUSE_UNICODE' flag to SWIG and
                    # will ensure that the right headers are found and the
                    # right libs are linked.