diff --git a/src/plugins/codeeditor/gui/completion/codecompletiondelegate.cpp b/src/plugins/codeeditor/gui/completion/codecompletiondelegate.cpp
index fd14728e3..b769951c6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/codeeditor/gui/completion/codecompletiondelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/codeeditor/gui/completion/codecompletiondelegate.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void CodeCompletionDelegate::paintItemBackground(QPainter *painter, const QStyle
 
     // draw background
     if (option.widget) {
-#ifndef DTKWIDGET_CLASS_DPaletteHelper
+#ifdef DTKWIDGET_CLASS_DPaletteHelper
         DPalette pl(DPaletteHelper::instance()->palette(option.widget));
 #else
         const DPalette &pl = DGuiApplicationHelper::instance()->applicationPalette();