diff --git a/src/common/image.cpp b/src/common/image.cpp
index 73f00d9f88..d450769808 100644
--- a/src/common/image.cpp
+++ b/src/common/image.cpp
@@ -1203,7 +1203,10 @@ wxImageHandler *wxImage::FindHandlerMime( const wxString& mimetype )
 
 void wxImage::InitStandardHandlers()
 {
+#if wxUSE_STREAMS
     AddHandler(new wxBMPHandler);
+#endif // wxUSE_STREAMS
+
 #if wxUSE_XPM && !defined(__WXGTK__) && !defined(__WXMOTIF__)
     AddHandler(new wxXPMHandler);
 #endif