diff --git a/include/wx/config.h b/include/wx/config.h
index ddbbbe2f47..74f90300f7 100644
--- a/include/wx/config.h
+++ b/include/wx/config.h
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 #define _WX_CONFIG_H_BASE_
 
 #include "wx/defs.h"
+
+#if wxUSE_CONFIG
+
 #include "wx/confbase.h"
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -35,4 +38,6 @@
     #define wxConfig wxFileConfig
 #endif
 
+#endif // wxUSE_CONFIG
+
 #endif // _WX_CONFIG_H_BASE_