diff --git a/build/bakefiles/tiff.bkl b/build/bakefiles/tiff.bkl
index ca814ad3ba..f080242231 100644
--- a/build/bakefiles/tiff.bkl
+++ b/build/bakefiles/tiff.bkl
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
         <option name="wxUSE_LIBTIFF"/>
     </if>
     <if cond="FORMAT!='autoconf'">
-        <set var="wxUSE_LIBTIFF">builtin</set>
+        <set var="wxUSE_LIBTIFF">
+            <!-- NB: libtiff doesn't compile on WinCE -->
+            <if cond="FORMAT=='msevc4prj'">no</if>
+            <if cond="FORMAT!='msevc4prj'">builtin</if>
+        </set>
     </if>
     <set var="LIB_TIFF">
         <if cond="wxUSE_LIBTIFF=='builtin' and USE_GUI=='1'">