diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 8384eaaf2e..8219212260 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -3209,12 +3209,12 @@ libraries returned by 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --libs' or 'gtk-config
 
             dnl test for XIM support in libgdk
             AC_CHECK_LIB(gdk, gdk_im_open, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_XIM))
-        fi
 
-        dnl we need poll() in src/gtk/app.cpp (we know that Darwin doesn't
-        dnl have it but we do the check for the others)
-        if test "$USE_DARWIN" != 1; then
-            AC_CHECK_FUNCS(poll)
+            dnl we need poll() in src/gtk1/app.cpp (we know that Darwin doesn't
+            dnl have it but we do the check for the others)
+            if test "$USE_DARWIN" != 1; then
+                AC_CHECK_FUNCS(poll)
+            fi
         fi
 
         TOOLKIT_INCLUDE="$wx_cv_cflags_gtk"