diff --git a/include/wx/defs.h b/include/wx/defs.h
index a715ee6692..b19d4d14d7 100644
--- a/include/wx/defs.h
+++ b/include/wx/defs.h
@@ -1128,9 +1128,7 @@ typedef float wxFloat32;
     typedef double wxFloat64;
 #endif
 
-#if defined( __WXMAC__ ) 
-    typedef double wxDouble;
-#endif
+typedef double wxDouble;
 
 /*
     Some (non standard) compilers typedef wchar_t as an existing type instead