diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/app.cpp b/src/osx/carbon/app.cpp
index af71ecc6a3..9560c31dd1 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/app.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/app.cpp
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ wxMenu* wxFindMenuFromMacCommand( const HICommand &command , wxMenuItem* &item )
             GetMenuItemRefCon( command.menu.menuRef , command.menu.menuItemIndex , &refCon ) ;
             itemMenu = wxFindMenuFromMacMenu( command.menu.menuRef ) ;
             if ( itemMenu != NULL && refCon != 0)
-                item = ((wxMenuItemImpl*) refCon)->GetWXPeer() ;
+                item = (wxMenuItem*) refCon;
         }
     }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/menu.cpp b/src/osx/carbon/menu.cpp
index 3b258bba5c..ab442f635f 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/menu.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public :
     {
         m_parentMenuRef = parentMenuRef;
         if ( m_parentMenuRef && index > 0 )
-            SetMenuItemRefCon( m_parentMenuRef, index, (URefCon) this );
+            SetMenuItemRefCon( m_parentMenuRef, index, (URefCon) m_peer );
     }
 
     MenuItemIndex FindMenuItemIndex()
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public :
             {
                 URefCon storedRef = 0;
                 GetMenuItemRefCon(m_parentMenuRef, i, &storedRef );
-                if ( storedRef == (URefCon) this )
+                if ( storedRef == (URefCon) m_peer )
                 {
                     hit = i;
                     break;