diff --git a/src/msw/listctrl.cpp b/src/msw/listctrl.cpp
index 97b639ead4..b521e1c583 100644
--- a/src/msw/listctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/listctrl.cpp
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ bool wxListCtrl::MSWOnNotify(int idCtrl, WXLPARAM lParam, WXLPARAM *result)
             break;
 #endif // 0
 
-#ifdef NM_CUSTOMDRAW
+#if defined(_WIN32_IE) && _WIN32_IE >= 0x300
         case NM_CUSTOMDRAW:
             {
                 LPNMLVCUSTOMDRAW lplvcd = (LPNMLVCUSTOMDRAW)lParam;
@@ -1517,7 +1517,7 @@ bool wxListCtrl::MSWOnNotify(int idCtrl, WXLPARAM lParam, WXLPARAM *result)
                 }
             }
             break;
-#endif // NM_CUSTOMDRAW
+#endif // _WIN32_IE >= 0x300
 
         default:
             return wxControl::MSWOnNotify(idCtrl, lParam, result);
diff --git a/src/msw/treectrl.cpp b/src/msw/treectrl.cpp
index 0e0c3e0763..c2b1403ee8 100644
--- a/src/msw/treectrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/treectrl.cpp
@@ -1568,7 +1568,7 @@ bool wxTreeCtrl::MSWOnNotify(int idCtrl, WXLPARAM lParam, WXLPARAM *result)
             }
             break;
 
-#ifdef NM_CUSTOMDRAW
+#if defined(_WIN32_IE) && _WIN32_IE >= 0x300
         case NM_CUSTOMDRAW:
             {
                 LPNMTVCUSTOMDRAW lptvcd = (LPNMTVCUSTOMDRAW)lParam;
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ bool wxTreeCtrl::MSWOnNotify(int idCtrl, WXLPARAM lParam, WXLPARAM *result)
                 }
             }
             break;
-#endif // NM_CUSTOMDRAW
+#endif // _WIN32_IE >= 0x300
 
         default:
             return wxControl::MSWOnNotify(idCtrl, lParam, result);