diff --git a/include/wx/chkconf.h b/include/wx/chkconf.h
index 52bd2188c8..41797a4048 100644
--- a/include/wx/chkconf.h
+++ b/include/wx/chkconf.h
@@ -1722,6 +1722,14 @@
 #   endif
 #endif /* wxUSE_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT */
 
+#if wxUSE_DC_TRANSFORM_MATRIX && !wxUSE_GEOMETRY
+#   ifdef wxABORT_ON_CONFIG_ERROR
+#       error "wxUSE_DC_TRANSFORM_MATRIX requires wxUSE_GEOMETRY"
+#   else
+#       undef wxUSE_DC_TRANSFORM_MATRIX
+#       define wxUSE_DC_TRANSFORM_MATRIX 0
+#   endif
+#endif /* wxUSE_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT */
 
 /* generic controls dependencies */
 #if !defined(__WXMSW__) || defined(__WXUNIVERSAL__)