diff --git a/wxPython/wxPython/tools/img2img.py b/wxPython/wxPython/tools/img2img.py
index 202b731276..4d73512762 100644
--- a/wxPython/wxPython/tools/img2img.py
+++ b/wxPython/wxPython/tools/img2img.py
@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@
 import sys, os, glob, getopt
 from wxPython.wx import *
 
-if wxPlatform == "__WXGTK__":
-    # some bitmap related things need to have a wxApp initialized...
-    app = wxPySimpleApp()
-
+# some bitmap related things need to have a wxApp initialized...
+app = wxPySimpleApp()
 wxInitAllImageHandlers()
 
 def convert(file, maskClr, outputDir, outputName, outType, outExt):