diff --git a/src/msw/webrequest_winhttp.cpp b/src/msw/webrequest_winhttp.cpp
index bba759a2b7..7010e3c83a 100644
--- a/src/msw/webrequest_winhttp.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/webrequest_winhttp.cpp
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ wxWebSessionWinHTTP::wxWebSessionWinHTTP():
 
 wxWebSessionWinHTTP::~wxWebSessionWinHTTP()
 {
-    if ( m_handle != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE )
+    if ( m_handle )
         ::WinHttpCloseHandle(m_handle);
 }