diff --git a/include/wx/animate.h b/include/wx/animate.h
index 64754d58bc..316c2a5ec9 100644
--- a/include/wx/animate.h
+++ b/include/wx/animate.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ protected:
 // include the platform-specific version of the wxAnimationCtrl class
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#if defined(__WXGTK20__)
+#if defined(__WXGTK20__) && !defined(__WXUNIVERSAL__)
     #include "wx/gtk/animate.h"
 
     #define wxHAS_NATIVE_ANIMATIONCTRL