diff --git a/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp b/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
index 997316d524..03effd8c1f 100644
--- a/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
@@ -1830,17 +1830,14 @@ void wxTextCtrl::DoApplyWidgetStyle(GtkRcStyle *style)
     {
         GdkRGBA *fg_orig, *bg_orig;
         GtkStyleContext* context = gtk_widget_get_style_context(m_text);
+        gtk_style_context_save(context);
         if (IsMultiLine())
-        {
-            gtk_style_context_save(context);
             gtk_style_context_add_class(context, GTK_STYLE_CLASS_VIEW);
-        }
         gtk_style_context_set_state(context, selectedFocused);
         gtk_style_context_get(context, selectedFocused,
             "color", &fg_orig, "background-color", &bg_orig,
             NULL);
-        if (IsMultiLine())
-            gtk_style_context_restore(context);
+        gtk_style_context_restore(context);
 
         if (fg_ok)
             gtk_widget_override_color(m_text, selectedFocused, fg_orig);