diff --git a/include/wx/longlong.h b/include/wx/longlong.h
index 0945d472cb..607859c2c5 100644
--- a/include/wx/longlong.h
+++ b/include/wx/longlong.h
@@ -88,7 +88,12 @@
     #endif
 
     class WXDLLEXPORT wxLongLongWx;
+#if defined(__VISUALC__) && !defined(__WIN32__)
+    #define wxLongLong wxLongLongWx
+#else
     typedef wxLongLongWx wxLongLong;
+#endif
+
 #else
     // if nothing is defined, use native implementation by default, of course
     #ifndef wxUSE_LONGLONG_NATIVE