diff --git a/rtgui/editorpanel.cc b/rtgui/editorpanel.cc
index 5ac2930b5..6a0d41878 100644
--- a/rtgui/editorpanel.cc
+++ b/rtgui/editorpanel.cc
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ bool find_default_monitor_profile (GdkWindow *rootwin, Glib::ustring &defprof, G
         ReleaseDC (NULL, hDC);
     }
 
-#elif
+#else
     // taken from geeqie (image.c) and adapted
     // Originally licensed as GPL v2+, with the following copyright:
     // * Copyright (C) 2006 John Ellis