diff --git a/include/wx/platform.h b/include/wx/platform.h
index 8d82a9ef3a..324a77e876 100644
--- a/include/wx/platform.h
+++ b/include/wx/platform.h
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@
 #   endif
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__POCKETPC__) || defined(__SMARTPHONE__) || defined(__WXGPE__)
+#   define __WXHANDHELD__
+#endif
+
 /*
    Include wx/setup.h for the Unix platform defines generated by configure and
    the library compilation options