diff --git a/src/aui/auibook.cpp b/src/aui/auibook.cpp
index 54fccf21ba..bbcaa969c2 100644
--- a/src/aui/auibook.cpp
+++ b/src/aui/auibook.cpp
@@ -401,9 +401,12 @@ void wxAuiDefaultTabArt::DrawTab(wxDC& dc,
     clip_points[4] = wxPoint(tab_x+clip_width+1, tab_y+2);
     clip_points[5] = wxPoint(tab_x+clip_width+1, tab_y+tab_height-3);
 
+    // FIXME: these ports don't provide wxRegion ctor from array of points
+#if !defined(__WXMGL__) && !defined(__WXDFB__)
     // set the clipping region for the tab --
     wxRegion clipping_region(WXSIZEOF(clip_points), clip_points);
     dc.SetClippingRegion(clipping_region);
+#endif // !wxMGL && !wxDFB
 
     wxPoint border_points[6];
     border_points[0] = wxPoint(tab_x,             tab_y+tab_height-4);