diff --git a/src/wx/panel.cpp b/src/wx/panel.cpp
index b48ff07c..83e053bf 100644
--- a/src/wx/panel.cpp
+++ b/src/wx/panel.cpp
@@ -1042,9 +1042,8 @@ void GameArea::OnIdle(wxIdleEvent& event)
 #endif
 
         // On windows with the vcpkg version of wxWidgets which is 3.1.2, the
-        // wxEXPAND flag throws an XRC error, but everything works fine without it.
-        // On GTK however, the flag is necessary.
-#if defined(__WXMSW__)
+        // wxEXPAND flag throws an XRC error, but it is necessary on earlier versions of wxWidgets
+#if defined(__WXMSW__) && wxCHECK_VERSION(3, 1, 2)
         GetSizer()->Add(w,    frame_priority, gopts.retain_aspect ? (wxSHAPED | wxALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL) : wxEXPAND);
 #else
         GetSizer()->Add(w,    frame_priority, gopts.retain_aspect ? (wxSHAPED | wxALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL | wxEXPAND) : wxEXPAND);