diff --git a/src/common/datavcmn.cpp b/src/common/datavcmn.cpp
index a7f0ae1f0d..e4e5521bd8 100644
--- a/src/common/datavcmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/datavcmn.cpp
@@ -1778,6 +1778,7 @@ wxDataViewChoiceByIndexRenderer::wxDataViewChoiceByIndexRenderer( const wxArrayS
                                   wxDataViewCellMode mode, int alignment ) :
       wxDataViewChoiceRenderer( choices, mode, alignment )
 {
+    m_variantType = wxS("long");
 }
 
 wxWindow* wxDataViewChoiceByIndexRenderer::CreateEditorCtrl( wxWindow *parent, wxRect labelRect, const wxVariant &value )