diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 220cf42313..a48880cce7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -29949,12 +29949,7 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo \
   rm -f conf.gtktest
 
 
-                                        case "${host}" in
-                        *-*-solaris2* )
-                            if test "$wxUSE_SHARED" != "yes"; then
-                                GTK_LIBS="$GTK_LIBS -lX11"
-                            fi
-                    esac
+                                        GTK_LIBS="$GTK_LIBS -lX11"
                 fi
 
                                 if test -z "$wx_cv_lib_gtk"; then
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index cecced5740..e30e70d639 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2949,13 +2949,8 @@ if test "$wxUSE_GUI" = "yes"; then
 
                     AM_PATH_GTK_2_0(2.4.0, wx_cv_lib_gtk=2.0, , $GTK_MODULES)
 
-                    dnl Solaris also requires -lX11 for static lib
-                    case "${host}" in
-                        *-*-solaris2* )
-                            if test "$wxUSE_SHARED" != "yes"; then
-                                GTK_LIBS="$GTK_LIBS -lX11"
-                            fi
-                    esac
+                    dnl we use symbols from X11 directly so we should link with it
+                    GTK_LIBS="$GTK_LIBS -lX11"
                 fi
 
                 dnl detect GTK1.x