diff --git a/include/wx/msw/wince/setup.h b/include/wx/msw/wince/setup.h
index 9a96c83f0c..7c74cdd3ed 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/wince/setup.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/wince/setup.h
@@ -1251,6 +1251,11 @@
 #undef wxUSE_COMMON_DIALOGS
 #define wxUSE_COMMON_DIALOGS 1
 
+// don't use wxRichTextCtrl on WinCE yet, it's not ready, plus it's
+// probably overkill for a WinCE environment.
+#undef wxUSE_RICHTEXT
+#define wxUSE_RICHTEXT 0
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Crash debugging helpers
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------