diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b22ce6f251..8ab703b2c7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -801,21 +801,6 @@ if(NOT DISABLE_WX)
   else()
     message(STATUS "Using static wxWidgets from Externals")
 
-    # These definitions and includes are used when building dolphin against wx,
-    # not when building wx itself (see wxw3 CMakeLists.txt for that)
-    if(APPLE)
-    elseif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux|FreeBSD")
-      # Check for required libs
-      check_lib(GTHREAD2 gthread-2.0 gthread-2.0 glib/gthread.h REQUIRED)
-      check_lib(PANGOCAIRO pangocairo pangocairo pango/pangocairo.h REQUIRED)
-      # On Linux "backtrace" is part of glibc. FreeBSD has a separate library.
-      # Required for wxUSE_STACKWALKER in Externals/wxWidgets3/wx/wxgtk.h
-      find_package(Backtrace REQUIRED)
-    elseif(WIN32)
-    else()
-      message(FATAL_ERROR "wxWidgets in Externals is not compatible with your platform")
-    endif()
-
     include_directories(SYSTEM
       Externals/wxWidgets3
       Externals/wxWidgets3/include)
diff --git a/Externals/wxWidgets3/CMakeLists.txt b/Externals/wxWidgets3/CMakeLists.txt
index ce30be9762..4f93792412 100644
--- a/Externals/wxWidgets3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Externals/wxWidgets3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -860,7 +860,14 @@ elseif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux|FreeBSD")
 	if (NOT X11_xf86vmode_FOUND OR NOT X11_Xinerama_FOUND)
 		message(FATAL_ERROR "wxGTK2 needs Xinerama and Xxf86vm")
 	endif()
+
         find_package(GTK2 REQUIRED)
+        check_lib(GTHREAD2 gthread-2.0 gthread-2.0 glib/gthread.h REQUIRED)
+        check_lib(PANGOCAIRO pangocairo pangocairo pango/pangocairo.h REQUIRED)
+        # On Linux "backtrace" is part of glibc. FreeBSD has a separate library.
+        # Required for wxUSE_STACKWALKER in Externals/wxWidgets3/wx/wxgtk.h
+        find_package(Backtrace REQUIRED)
+
         target_include_directories(wx PUBLIC ${GTK2_INCLUDE_DIRS})
         target_link_libraries(wx PRIVATE
 		png
@@ -872,7 +879,7 @@ elseif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux|FreeBSD")
 		${X11_Xxf86vm_LIB}
 		${X11_Xinerama_LIB}
         )
-else()
+elseif(WIN32)
 	remove_definitions(-DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN)
         target_compile_definitions(wx PRIVATE "__WXMSW__" "NOPCH")
         target_sources(wx PRIVATE
@@ -880,9 +887,11 @@ else()
 		${SRCS_MSW}
         )
         target_link_libraries(wx PRIVATE
-	  Comctl32.lib
+	        Comctl32.lib
 		Rpcrt4.lib
 		${OPENGL_LIBRARIES}
 	)
+else()
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "wxWidgets in Externals is not compatible with your platform")
 endif()