diff --git a/include/wx/osx/listctrl.h b/include/wx/osx/listctrl.h
index 23b660dfdd..cd6b2e9fb6 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/listctrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/listctrl.h
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxListCtrl: public wxListCtrlBase
   bool GetColumn(int col, wxListItem& item) const;
 
   // Sets information about this column
-  // TODO: NOT const to be compatible with wxGenericListCtrl API
-  bool SetColumn(int col, wxListItem& item) ;
+  bool SetColumn(int col, const wxListItem& item) ;
 
   // Gets the column width
   int GetColumnWidth(int col) const;
diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/listctrl_mac.cpp b/src/osx/carbon/listctrl_mac.cpp
index 40b16b2ba8..a325b64687 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/listctrl_mac.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/listctrl_mac.cpp
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ bool wxListCtrl::GetColumn(int col, wxListItem& item) const
 }
 
 // Sets information about this column
-bool wxListCtrl::SetColumn(int col, wxListItem& item)
+bool wxListCtrl::SetColumn(int col, const wxListItem& item)
 {
     if (m_genericImpl)
         return m_genericImpl->SetColumn(col, item);