diff --git a/include/wx/filefn.h b/include/wx/filefn.h
index def21bb847..7afa113cd1 100644
--- a/include/wx/filefn.h
+++ b/include/wx/filefn.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
     #endif
 #endif
 
-#if defined(__VISUALC__) || ( defined(__MWERKS__) && defined( __INTEL__) )
+#if (defined(__VISUALC__) && !defined(__WXWINCE__)) || ( defined(__MWERKS__) && defined( __INTEL__) )
     typedef _off_t off_t;
 #elif defined(__SYMANTEC__)
     typedef long off_t;