diff --git a/include/wx/variant.h b/include/wx/variant.h
index 4792253629..318a483144 100644
--- a/include/wx/variant.h
+++ b/include/wx/variant.h
@@ -570,7 +570,11 @@ bool classname##VariantData::Eq(wxVariantData& data) const \
                   var.GetWxObjectPtr() : NULL));
 
 // Replacement for using wxDynamicCast on a wxVariantData object
-#define wxDynamicCastVariantData(data, classname) dynamic_cast<classname*>(data)
+#ifndef wxNO_RTTI
+    #define wxDynamicCastVariantData(data, classname) dynamic_cast<classname*>(data)
+#endif
+
+#define wxStaticCastVariantData(data, classname) static_cast<classname*>(data)
 
 extern wxVariant WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxNullVariant;
 
diff --git a/src/msw/ole/oleutils.cpp b/src/msw/ole/oleutils.cpp
index f6ec69f5f6..30623186cf 100644
--- a/src/msw/ole/oleutils.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/ole/oleutils.cpp
@@ -338,16 +338,16 @@ WXDLLEXPORT bool wxConvertVariantToOle(const wxVariant& variant, VARIANTARG& ole
     if (type == wxT("errorcode"))
     {
         wxVariantDataErrorCode* const
-            ec = wxDynamicCastVariantData(variant.GetData(),
-                                          wxVariantDataErrorCode);
+            ec = wxStaticCastVariantData(variant.GetData(),
+                                         wxVariantDataErrorCode);
         oleVariant.vt = VT_ERROR;
         oleVariant.scode = ec->GetValue();
     }
     else if (type == wxT("currency"))
     {
         wxVariantDataCurrency* const
-            c = wxDynamicCastVariantData(variant.GetData(),
-                                         wxVariantDataCurrency);
+            c = wxStaticCastVariantData(variant.GetData(),
+                                        wxVariantDataCurrency);
         oleVariant.vt = VT_CY;
         oleVariant.cyVal = c->GetValue();
     }