diff --git a/include/wx/defs.h b/include/wx/defs.h
index 633ddf1147..18b75a8d6f 100644
--- a/include/wx/defs.h
+++ b/include/wx/defs.h
@@ -3163,9 +3163,11 @@ typedef const void* WXWidget;
 /*  This is required because of clashing macros in windows.h, which may be */
 /*  included before or after wxWidgets classes, and therefore must be */
 /*  disabled here before any significant wxWidgets headers are included. */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
 #ifdef __WXMSW__
 #include "wx/msw/winundef.h"
 #endif /* __WXMSW__ */
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
 
 
 /*  include the feature test macros */