diff --git a/samples/help/demo.cpp b/samples/help/demo.cpp
index 26a1e6f8cb..d01ed11b09 100644
--- a/samples/help/demo.cpp
+++ b/samples/help/demo.cpp
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ void MyFrame::OnBestHelp(wxCommandEvent& event)
 #if USE_HTML_HELP
 void MyFrame::OnModalHtmlHelp(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
-    wxHtmlModalHelp modalHelp(this, wxT("doc.zip"), wxT("Introduction"));
+    wxHtmlModalHelp(this, wxT("doc.zip"), wxT("Introduction"));
 }
 #endif