diff --git a/include/wx/msw/seh.h b/include/wx/msw/seh.h
index caab1a4370..edcefb8fd3 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/seh.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/seh.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     #define wxSEH_HANDLE(rc)
 #endif // wxUSE_ON_FATAL_EXCEPTION
 
-#if defined(__VISUALC__) && !defined(__WXWINCE__)
+#if wxUSE_ON_FATAL_EXCEPTION && defined(__VISUALC__) && !defined(__WXWINCE__)
     #include <eh.h>
 
     // C++ exception to structured exceptions translator: we need it in order