diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a604b02d96..c8be606074 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -31589,6 +31589,13 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
 fi
 
+if test "$wxUSE_STACKWALKER" = "yes" -a "$USE_WIN32" != "1" -a "$USE_UNIX" != "1"; then
+    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: wxStackWalker is only available on Win32 and UNIX... disabled" >&5
+echo "$as_me: WARNING: wxStackWalker is only available on Win32 and UNIX... disabled" >&2;}
+    wxUSE_STACKWALKER=no
+fi
+
+
 
 
 for ac_func in mkstemp mktemp
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 3f874aac45..137e2fa099 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -3885,6 +3885,12 @@ if test "$wxUSE_STACKWALKER" = "yes" -a "$wxUSE_UNIX" = "yes"; then
     AC_LANG_RESTORE
 fi
 
+if test "$wxUSE_STACKWALKER" = "yes" -a "$USE_WIN32" != "1" -a "$USE_UNIX" != "1"; then 
+    AC_MSG_WARN([wxStackWalker is only available on Win32 and UNIX... disabled])
+    wxUSE_STACKWALKER=no
+fi
+
+
 dnl check for the function for temp files creation
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(mkstemp mktemp, break)