diff --git a/include/wx/utils.h b/include/wx/utils.h
index edbd7de380..c07fa4199e 100644
--- a/include/wx/utils.h
+++ b/include/wx/utils.h
@@ -273,13 +273,13 @@ inline bool wxPlatformIs(int platform) { return wxPlatform::Is(platform); }
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // Ensure subsequent IDs don't clash with this one
-WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxRegisterId(wxWindowID id);
+WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE void wxRegisterId(int id);
 
 // Return the current ID
-WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxWindowID wxGetCurrentId();
+WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE int wxGetCurrentId();
 
 // Generate a unique ID
-WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxWindowID wxNewId();
+WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE int wxNewId();
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Various conversions
diff --git a/interface/wx/utils.h b/interface/wx/utils.h
index ad37f8030c..4a8a54ef65 100644
--- a/interface/wx/utils.h
+++ b/interface/wx/utils.h
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ int wxFindMenuItemId(wxFrame* frame, const wxString& menuString,
 
     @header{wx/utils.h}
 */
-wxWindowID wxNewId();
+int wxNewId();
 
 /**
     Ensures that Ids subsequently generated by wxNewId() do not clash with the
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ wxWindowID wxNewId();
 
     @header{wx/utils.h}
 */
-void wxRegisterId(wxWindowID id);
+void wxRegisterId(int id);
 
 /**
     Opens the @a document in the application associated with the files of this
diff --git a/src/common/utilscmn.cpp b/src/common/utilscmn.cpp
index 5cd3d8e3c7..3d029034e3 100644
--- a/src/common/utilscmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/utilscmn.cpp
@@ -714,9 +714,9 @@ long wxExecute(const wxString& command,
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // Id generation
-static wxWindowID wxCurrentId = 100;
+static int wxCurrentId = 100;
 
-wxWindowID wxNewId()
+int wxNewId()
 {
     // skip the part of IDs space that contains hard-coded values:
     if (wxCurrentId == wxID_LOWEST)
@@ -725,11 +725,11 @@ wxWindowID wxNewId()
     return wxCurrentId++;
 }
 
-wxWindowID
+int
 wxGetCurrentId(void) { return wxCurrentId; }
 
 void
-wxRegisterId (wxWindowID id)
+wxRegisterId (int id)
 {
   if (id >= wxCurrentId)
     wxCurrentId = id + 1;