diff --git a/src/stc/stc.cpp b/src/stc/stc.cpp
index 1fa360de2d..f1cfe240df 100644
--- a/src/stc/stc.cpp
+++ b/src/stc/stc.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@
     #include "wx/ffile.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __WXGTK__
+    #include "wx/dcbuffer.h"
+#endif
+
 #include "ScintillaWX.h"
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -4612,7 +4616,11 @@ void wxStyledTextCtrl::AppendTextRaw(const char* text, int length)
 // Event handlers
 
 void wxStyledTextCtrl::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent& WXUNUSED(evt)) {
+#ifdef __WXGTK__
+    wxBufferedPaintDC dc(this);
+#else
     wxPaintDC dc(this);
+#endif
     m_swx->DoPaint(&dc, GetUpdateRegion().GetBox());
 }
 
diff --git a/src/stc/stc.cpp.in b/src/stc/stc.cpp.in
index d63a1f9fc4..eec517db9f 100644
--- a/src/stc/stc.cpp.in
+++ b/src/stc/stc.cpp.in
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@
     #include "wx/ffile.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __WXGTK__
+    #include "wx/dcbuffer.h"
+#endif
+
 #include "ScintillaWX.h"
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -750,7 +754,11 @@ void wxStyledTextCtrl::AppendTextRaw(const char* text, int length)
 // Event handlers
 
 void wxStyledTextCtrl::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent& WXUNUSED(evt)) {
+#ifdef __WXGTK__
+    wxBufferedPaintDC dc(this);
+#else
     wxPaintDC dc(this);
+#endif
     m_swx->DoPaint(&dc, GetUpdateRegion().GetBox());
 }