diff --git a/include/wx/msw/ownerdrawnbutton.h b/include/wx/msw/ownerdrawnbutton.h
index 2cb6c785f9..8df7f84238 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/ownerdrawnbutton.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/ownerdrawnbutton.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ protected:
     // even if it is protected, but actually does not give any warnings if the
     // dtor is not defined at all, so work around this 3.4.5 bug inside our
     // general g++ workaround.
-#if wxCHECK_GCC_VERSION(4, 0)
+#if !defined(__GNUC__) || wxCHECK_GCC_VERSION(4, 0)
     ~wxMSWOwnerDrawnButtonBase() { }
 #endif // g++ 4.0+