diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/private/gtk2-compat.h b/include/wx/gtk/private/gtk2-compat.h
index 1cdcc04959..9a7f79fb50 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/private/gtk2-compat.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/private/gtk2-compat.h
@@ -517,9 +517,9 @@ static inline void wx_gtk_widget_get_preferred_size(GtkWidget* widget, GtkRequis
 }
 #define gtk_widget_get_preferred_size wx_gtk_widget_get_preferred_size
 
-// There is no equivalent in GTK+ 2, but it's not needed there anyhow as X11
-// backend can only work with X11 displays in that version.
-#define GDK_IS_X11_DISPLAY(dpy) (TRUE)
+// There is no equivalent in GTK+ 2, but it's not needed there anyhow as the
+// backend is determined at compile time in that version.
+#define GDK_IS_X11_DISPLAY(dpy) true
 
 #endif // !__WXGTK3__
 #endif // _WX_GTK_PRIVATE_COMPAT_H_