diff --git a/LiteEditor/app.cpp b/LiteEditor/app.cpp
index e3636ff315..cf9ad666c8 100644
--- a/LiteEditor/app.cpp
+++ b/LiteEditor/app.cpp
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ bool CodeLiteApp::OnInit()
 
     ::wxInitAllImageHandlers();
 
-#if defined(__WXMSW__) && !defined(_MSC_VER)
+#if defined(__WXMSW__) && wxCHECK_VERSION(3, 3, 0)
     if (clConfig::Get().Read("CodeLiteAppearance", 0) == 1) {
         // force dark
         MSWEnableDarkMode(wxApp::DarkMode_Always);
diff --git a/Plugin/drawingutils.cpp b/Plugin/drawingutils.cpp
index 88311aaa60..502addf02b 100644
--- a/Plugin/drawingutils.cpp
+++ b/Plugin/drawingutils.cpp
@@ -406,7 +406,11 @@ wxBrush DrawingUtils::GetStippleBrush()
     wxColour bgColour = clSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_3DFACE);
     wxBitmap bmpStipple(3, 3);
     wxColour lightPen = bgColour.ChangeLightness(105);
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION(3, 3, 0)
     wxColour darkPen = clSystemSettings::Get().SelectLightDark(bgColour.ChangeLightness(95), *wxBLACK);
+#else
+    wxColour darkPen = clSystemSettings::Get().IsDark() ? bgColour.ChangeLightness(95) : *wxBLACK;
+#endif
 #else
     wxColour bgColour = clSystemSettings::GetDefaultPanelColour();
     wxBitmap bmpStipple(3, 3);