diff --git a/src/osx/cocoa/dataview.mm b/src/osx/cocoa/dataview.mm
index 598d6f80e7..6c6c9952dc 100644
--- a/src/osx/cocoa/dataview.mm
+++ b/src/osx/cocoa/dataview.mm
@@ -2340,7 +2340,7 @@ void wxCocoaDataViewControl::FitColumnWidthToContent(unsigned int pos)
 
     if ( pos == noOfColumns - 1 )
         [m_OutlineView sizeLastColumnToFit];
-    else
+    else if ( GetColumn(pos)->GetWidthVariable() == wxCOL_WIDTH_AUTOSIZE )
         [column setWidth:calculator.GetMaxWidth() + m_expanderWidth];
 
     if ( !(GetDataViewCtrl()->GetWindowStyle() & wxDV_VARIABLE_LINE_HEIGHT) )
diff --git a/src/osx/dataview_osx.cpp b/src/osx/dataview_osx.cpp
index 40be2ea389..2860e96565 100644
--- a/src/osx/dataview_osx.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/dataview_osx.cpp
@@ -302,10 +302,7 @@ void wxOSXDataViewModelNotifier::AdjustAutosizedColumns()
   unsigned count = m_DataViewCtrlPtr->GetColumnCount();
   for ( unsigned col = 0; col < count; col++ )
   {
-      wxDataViewColumn *column = m_DataViewCtrlPtr->GetColumnPtr(col);
-
-      if ( column->GetWidthVariable() == wxCOL_WIDTH_AUTOSIZE )
-        m_DataViewCtrlPtr->GetDataViewPeer()->FitColumnWidthToContent(col);
+    m_DataViewCtrlPtr->GetDataViewPeer()->FitColumnWidthToContent(col);
   }
 }