diff --git a/include/wx/brush.h b/include/wx/brush.h
index 13cff58950..1d6b3416b7 100644
--- a/include/wx/brush.h
+++ b/include/wx/brush.h
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ extern WXDLLIMPEXP_DATA_CORE(wxBrushList*)   wxTheBrushList;
 // to compile without warnings which it would otherwise provoke from some
 // compilers as it compares elements of different enums
 
+#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_3_2
+
 wxDEPRECATED_MSG("use wxBRUSHSTYLE_XXX constants only")
 inline bool operator==(wxBrushStyle s, wxDeprecatedGUIConstants t)
 {
@@ -114,4 +116,6 @@ inline bool operator!=(wxBrushStyle s, wxDeprecatedGUIConstants t)
     return static_cast<int>(s) != static_cast<int>(t);
 }
 
+#endif // WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_3_2
+
 #endif // _WX_BRUSH_H_BASE_
diff --git a/include/wx/font.h b/include/wx/font.h
index 0daab9c91e..b3aa02cd1e 100644
--- a/include/wx/font.h
+++ b/include/wx/font.h
@@ -671,6 +671,8 @@ extern WXDLLIMPEXP_DATA_CORE(wxFontList*)    wxTheFontList;
 // to compile without warnings which it would otherwise provoke from some
 // compilers as it compares elements of different enums
 
+#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_3_2
+
 wxDEPRECATED_MSG("use wxFONTFAMILY_XXX constants") \
 inline bool operator==(wxFontFamily s, wxDeprecatedGUIConstants t)
     { return static_cast<int>(s) == static_cast<int>(t); }
@@ -690,4 +692,6 @@ wxDEPRECATED_MSG("use wxFONTWEIGHT_XXX constants") \
 inline bool operator!=(wxFontWeight s, wxDeprecatedGUIConstants t)
     { return static_cast<int>(s) != static_cast<int>(t); }
 
+#endif // WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_3_2
+
 #endif // _WX_FONT_H_BASE_
diff --git a/include/wx/pen.h b/include/wx/pen.h
index 6ae4df8f62..db76b9641d 100644
--- a/include/wx/pen.h
+++ b/include/wx/pen.h
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ extern WXDLLIMPEXP_DATA_CORE(wxPenList*)   wxThePenList;
 // to compile without warnings which it would otherwise provoke from some
 // compilers as it compares elements of different enums
 
+#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_3_2
+
 wxDEPRECATED_MSG("use wxPENSTYLE_XXX constants")
 inline bool operator==(wxPenStyle s, wxDeprecatedGUIConstants t)
 {
@@ -145,4 +147,6 @@ inline bool operator!=(wxPenStyle s, wxDeprecatedGUIConstants t)
     return static_cast<int>(s) != static_cast<int>(t);
 }
 
+#endif // WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_3_2
+
 #endif // _WX_PEN_H_BASE_