diff --git a/include/wx/txtstrm.h b/include/wx/txtstrm.h
index 8cbc1c747b..0090deb4e9 100644
--- a/include/wx/txtstrm.h
+++ b/include/wx/txtstrm.h
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ public:
     wxTextOutputStream& operator<<(const wxChar *string);
     wxTextOutputStream& operator<<(const wxString& string);
     wxTextOutputStream& operator<<(char c);
-#if wxUSE_WCHAR_T && wxWCHAR_T_IS_REAL_TYPE
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE && wxWCHAR_T_IS_REAL_TYPE
     wxTextOutputStream& operator<<(wchar_t wc);
-#endif // wxUSE_WCHAR_T
+#endif // wxUSE_UNICODE
     wxTextOutputStream& operator<<(wxInt16 c);
     wxTextOutputStream& operator<<(wxInt32 c);
     wxTextOutputStream& operator<<(wxUint16 c);
diff --git a/src/common/txtstrm.cpp b/src/common/txtstrm.cpp
index 6f85a1d6cb..0290751e3c 100644
--- a/src/common/txtstrm.cpp
+++ b/src/common/txtstrm.cpp
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ wxTextOutputStream& wxTextOutputStream::operator<<(char c)
     return *this;
 }
 
-#if wxUSE_WCHAR_T && wxWCHAR_T_IS_REAL_TYPE
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE && wxWCHAR_T_IS_REAL_TYPE
 
 wxTextOutputStream& wxTextOutputStream::operator<<(wchar_t wc)
 {
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ wxTextOutputStream& wxTextOutputStream::operator<<(wchar_t wc)
     return *this;
 }
 
-#endif // wxUSE_WCHAR_T
+#endif // wxUSE_UNICODE
 
 wxTextOutputStream& wxTextOutputStream::operator<<(wxInt16 c)
 {