diff --git a/samples/mfc/mfctest.cpp b/samples/mfc/mfctest.cpp
index 69146772d3..a67b88d026 100644
--- a/samples/mfc/mfctest.cpp
+++ b/samples/mfc/mfctest.cpp
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@
 //     first: mfc[version][u]d.lib
 //     -  [version] -> 42 or 70 or 80 etc
 //     -  u if using Unicode
-//
-// (4) Unicode builds may produce the linker error "unresolved external symbol _WinMain@16".
-//     MFC requires you to manually add the Unicode entry point to the linker settings,
-//     Entry point symbol -> wWinMainCRTStartup
 
 #include "stdafx.h"
 
@@ -128,6 +124,18 @@ DECLARE_APP(MyApp)
 // notice use of IMPLEMENT_APP_NO_MAIN() instead of the usual IMPLEMENT_APP!
 IMPLEMENT_APP_NO_MAIN(MyApp)
 
+#ifdef _UNICODE
+// In Unicode build MFC normally requires to manually change the entry point to
+// wWinMainCRTStartup() but to avoid having to modify the project options to do
+// it we provide an adapter for it.
+extern "C" int wWinMainCRTStartup();
+
+int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE, HINSTANCE, char *, int)
+{
+    wWinMainCRTStartup();
+}
+#endif // _UNICODE
+
 CMainWindow::CMainWindow()
 {
     LoadAccelTable( wxT("MainAccelTable") );