diff --git a/src/common/utilscmn.cpp b/src/common/utilscmn.cpp
index 04bac3aa0a..eec174a934 100644
--- a/src/common/utilscmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/utilscmn.cpp
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ bool wxLaunchDefaultBrowser(const wxString& url)
             (LPShellExecute) ::GetProcAddress(hShellDll,
             wxString::Format(wxT("ShellExecute%s"),
 
-#ifdef __WXUNICODE__
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
             wxT("W")
 #else
             wxT("A")