diff --git a/setup.h_vms b/setup.h_vms
index ef26a4c63e..4a9e2fa0e6 100644
--- a/setup.h_vms
+++ b/setup.h_vms
@@ -873,17 +873,17 @@ typedef pid_t GPid;
  * Use the Hildon 2.0 framework
  */
 #define wxUSE_LIBHILDON2 0
-/*
- * Use libnotify library.
- */
-#define wxUSE_LIBNOTIFY 0
 
 #define wxUSE_DC_TRANSFORM_MATRIX 1
 
 /*
  * Use libnotify library.
  */
+#ifdef VMS_GTK2
 #define wxUSE_LIBNOTIFY 1
+#else
+#define wxUSE_LIBNOTIFY 0
+#endif
 /*
  * Use libXpm
  */