diff --git a/include/wx/icon.h b/include/wx/icon.h
index 5dca8e8b13..f44f6fa002 100644
--- a/include/wx/icon.h
+++ b/include/wx/icon.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   #define wxICON_DEFAULT_TYPE   wxBITMAP_TYPE_ICON_RESOURCE
   #include "wx/osx/icon.h"
 #else
-  #define wxICON_DEFAULT_TYPE   wxBITMAP_TYPE_XPM
+  #define wxICON_DEFAULT_TYPE   wxBITMAP_TYPE_PNG_RESOURCE
   #include "wx/generic/icon.h"
 #endif
 #elif defined(__WXCOCOA__)