diff --git a/src/gtk/menu.cpp b/src/gtk/menu.cpp
index 9c7439e655..1548873222 100644
--- a/src/gtk/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/menu.cpp
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ void wxMenu::SetupBitmaps(wxWindow *win)
         wxMenuItem *menuitem = node->GetData();
         if (menuitem->IsSubMenu())
             menuitem->GetSubMenu()->SetupBitmaps(win);
-        if (menuitem->GetKind() == wxITEM_NORMAL)
+        if (!menuitem->IsSeparator())
             menuitem->SetupBitmaps(win);
         node = node->GetNext();
     }