diff --git a/src/common/translation.cpp b/src/common/translation.cpp
index ee4328a72c..90f02759fc 100644
--- a/src/common/translation.cpp
+++ b/src/common/translation.cpp
@@ -1790,7 +1790,7 @@ wxMsgCatalog *wxResourceTranslationsLoader::LoadCatalog(const wxString& domain,
                              resname,
                              GetResourceType(),
                              GetModule()) )
-        return false;
+        return NULL;
 
     wxLogTrace(TRACE_I18N,
                "Using catalog from Windows resource \"%s\".", resname);