diff --git a/src/common/image.cpp b/src/common/image.cpp
index a9b0a152e4..5086141878 100644
--- a/src/common/image.cpp
+++ b/src/common/image.cpp
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ wxImageHandler *wxImage::FindHandlerMime( const wxString& mimetype )
 void wxImage::InitStandardHandlers()
 {
     AddHandler(new wxBMPHandler);
-#if !defined(__WXGTK__) && !defined(__WXMOTIF__)
+#if wxUSE_XPM && !defined(__WXGTK__) && !defined(__WXMOTIF__)
     AddHandler(new wxXPMHandler);
 #endif
 }