diff --git a/src/motif/filedlg.cpp b/src/motif/filedlg.cpp
index b9925678ba..8173d408e9 100644
--- a/src/motif/filedlg.cpp
+++ b/src/motif/filedlg.cpp
@@ -182,18 +182,15 @@ int wxFileDialog::ShowModal()
 
     wxFont font = wxSystemSettings::GetFont(wxSYS_DEFAULT_GUI_FONT);
 
-    if ( wxFont::GetFontTag() == (WXString) XmNfontList )
-    {
-        XtSetArg(args[ac], XmNbuttonFontList, font.GetFontTypeC(dpy)); ac++;
-        XtSetArg(args[ac], XmNlabelFontList, font.GetFontTypeC(dpy)); ac++;
-        XtSetArg(args[ac], XmNtextFontList, font.GetFontTypeC(dpy)); ac++;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        XtSetArg(args[ac], XmNbuttonRenderTable, font.GetFontTypeC(dpy)); ac++;
-        XtSetArg(args[ac], XmNlabelRenderTable, font.GetFontTypeC(dpy)); ac++;
-        XtSetArg(args[ac], XmNtextRenderTable, font.GetFontTypeC(dpy)); ac++;
-    }
+#if __WXMOTIF20__ && !__WXLESSTIF__
+    XtSetArg(args[ac], XmNbuttonRenderTable, font.GetFontTypeC(dpy)); ac++;
+    XtSetArg(args[ac], XmNlabelRenderTable, font.GetFontTypeC(dpy)); ac++;
+    XtSetArg(args[ac], XmNtextRenderTable, font.GetFontTypeC(dpy)); ac++;
+#else
+    XtSetArg(args[ac], XmNbuttonFontList, font.GetFontTypeC(dpy)); ac++;
+    XtSetArg(args[ac], XmNlabelFontList, font.GetFontTypeC(dpy)); ac++;
+    XtSetArg(args[ac], XmNtextFontList, font.GetFontTypeC(dpy)); ac++;
+#endif
 
     Widget fileSel = XmCreateFileSelectionDialog(parentWidget,
                                                  "file_selector", args, ac);
diff --git a/src/motif/msgdlg.cpp b/src/motif/msgdlg.cpp
index 8cb73db371..63ea92e899 100644
--- a/src/motif/msgdlg.cpp
+++ b/src/motif/msgdlg.cpp
@@ -173,18 +173,15 @@ int wxMessageDialog::ShowModal()
 
     wxFont font = wxSystemSettings::GetFont(wxSYS_DEFAULT_GUI_FONT);
 
-    if ( wxFont::GetFontTag() == (WXString) XmNfontList )
-    {
-        XtSetArg(args[ac], XmNbuttonFontList, font.GetFontTypeC(dpy)); ac++;
-        XtSetArg(args[ac], XmNlabelFontList, font.GetFontTypeC(dpy)); ac++;
-        XtSetArg(args[ac], XmNtextFontList, font.GetFontTypeC(dpy)); ac++;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        XtSetArg(args[ac], XmNbuttonRenderTable, font.GetFontTypeC(dpy)); ac++;
-        XtSetArg(args[ac], XmNlabelRenderTable, font.GetFontTypeC(dpy)); ac++;
-        XtSetArg(args[ac], XmNtextRenderTable, font.GetFontTypeC(dpy)); ac++;
-    }
+#if __WXMOTIF20__ && !__WXLESSTIF__
+    XtSetArg(args[ac], XmNbuttonRenderTable, font.GetFontTypeC(dpy)); ac++;
+    XtSetArg(args[ac], XmNlabelRenderTable, font.GetFontTypeC(dpy)); ac++;
+    XtSetArg(args[ac], XmNtextRenderTable, font.GetFontTypeC(dpy)); ac++;
+#else
+    XtSetArg(args[ac], XmNbuttonFontList, font.GetFontTypeC(dpy)); ac++;
+    XtSetArg(args[ac], XmNlabelFontList, font.GetFontTypeC(dpy)); ac++;
+    XtSetArg(args[ac], XmNtextFontList, font.GetFontTypeC(dpy)); ac++;
+#endif
 
     // do create message box