diff --git a/include/wx/chkconf.h b/include/wx/chkconf.h
index cbe16ae778..5552f05d9f 100644
--- a/include/wx/chkconf.h
+++ b/include/wx/chkconf.h
@@ -57,11 +57,6 @@
    global features
  */
 
-/* GUI build by default */
-#if !defined(wxUSE_GUI)
-#   define wxUSE_GUI 1
-#endif /* !defined(wxUSE_GUI) */
-
 /*
     If we're compiling without support for threads/exceptions we have to
     disable the corresponding features.
diff --git a/include/wx/platform.h b/include/wx/platform.h
index 3f2dbabbf5..6f2601ff46 100644
--- a/include/wx/platform.h
+++ b/include/wx/platform.h
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 #ifndef _WX_PLATFORM_H_
 #define _WX_PLATFORM_H_
 
+/* GUI build by default */
+#if !defined(wxUSE_GUI)
+#   define wxUSE_GUI 1
+#endif /* !defined(wxUSE_GUI) */
+
 
 /*
     Codewarrior doesn't define any Windows symbols until some headers