diff --git a/samples/minimal/minimal.cpp b/samples/minimal/minimal.cpp
index 6cc1886726..d78ed2c267 100644
--- a/samples/minimal/minimal.cpp
+++ b/samples/minimal/minimal.cpp
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@
 // resources
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// the application icon (under Windows and OS/2 it is in resources)
-#if defined(__WXGTK__) || defined(__WXMOTIF__) || defined(__WXMAC__) || defined(__WXMGL__) || defined(__WXX11__)
-    #include "mondrian.xpm"
+// the application icon (under Windows and OS/2 it is in resources and even
+// though we could still include the XPM here it would be unused)
+#if !defined(__WXMSW__) && !defined(__WXPM__)
+    #include "../sample.xpm"
 #endif
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title)
        : wxFrame(NULL, wxID_ANY, title)
 {
     // set the frame icon
-    SetIcon(wxICON(mondrian));
+    SetIcon(wxICON(sample));
 
 #if wxUSE_MENUS
     // create a menu bar