diff --git a/include/wx/msw/setup_microwin.h b/include/wx/msw/setup_microwin.h
index 70d8e11dc4..6b6740e300 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/setup_microwin.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/setup_microwin.h
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@
 // This setting determines the compatibility with 2.0 API: set it to 1 to
 // enable it
 //
-// Default is 0.
+// Default is 1.
 //
 // Recommended setting: 0 (please update your code instead!)
-#define WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2 0
+#define WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2 1
 
 // in wxMSW version 2.1.11 and earlier, wxIcon always derives from wxBitmap,
 // but this is very dangerous because you can mistakenly pass an icon instead