diff --git a/src/msw/textctrl.cpp b/src/msw/textctrl.cpp
index 02f25eabc3..31cc2f55c9 100644
--- a/src/msw/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/textctrl.cpp
@@ -608,10 +608,12 @@ WXDWORD wxTextCtrl::MSWGetStyle(long style, WXDWORD *exstyle) const
 
 void wxTextCtrl::SetWindowStyleFlag(long style)
 {
-    // changing the alignment of the control dynamically only works under XP
-    // (but not older Windows version) and only for plain EDIT controls (not
-    // RICH ones) and we have to recreate the control to make it always work
-    if ( IsRich() || wxGetWinVersion() < wxWinVersion_XP )
+    // changing the alignment of the control dynamically works under Win2003
+    // (but not older Windows version: it seems to work under some versions of
+    // XP but not other ones, and we have no way to determine it so be
+    // conservative here) and only for plain EDIT controls (not RICH ones) and
+    // we have to recreate the control to make it always work
+    if ( IsRich() || wxGetWinVersion() < wxWinVersion_2003 )
     {
         const long alignMask = wxTE_LEFT | wxTE_CENTRE | wxTE_RIGHT;
         if ( (style & alignMask) != (GetWindowStyle() & alignMask) )