diff --git a/src/gtk/dcclient.cpp b/src/gtk/dcclient.cpp
index f76c0f040a..2896f3c5b2 100644
--- a/src/gtk/dcclient.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/dcclient.cpp
@@ -1113,13 +1113,12 @@ void wxGTKWindowImplDC::DoDrawBitmap( const wxBitmap &bitmap,
     if ((w != ww) || (h != hh))
         use_bitmap = use_bitmap.Rescale( 0, 0, ww, hh, ww, hh );
 
-#if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,2,0)
     // NB: We can't render pixbufs with GTK+ < 2.2, we need to use pixmaps code.
     //     Pixbufs-based bitmaps with alpha channel don't have a mask, so we
     //     have to call GetPixmap() here -- it converts the pixbuf into pixmap
     //     and also creates the mask as a side-effect:
-    use_bitmap.GetPixmap();
-#endif
+    if (gtk_check_version(2,2,0))
+        use_bitmap.GetPixmap();
 
     // apply mask if any
     GdkBitmap *mask = (GdkBitmap *) NULL;