diff --git a/utils/wxrc/wxrc.cpp b/utils/wxrc/wxrc.cpp
index cc44c8828b..3a0d3da982 100644
--- a/utils/wxrc/wxrc.cpp
+++ b/utils/wxrc/wxrc.cpp
@@ -495,6 +495,10 @@ static bool NodeContainsFilename(wxXmlNode *node)
            return true;
    }
 
+   // wxAnimationCtrl animations:
+   if ( name == wxS("animation") )
+       return true;
+
    // URLs in wxHtmlWindow:
    if ( name == wxT("url") &&
         parent != NULL &&