diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/app.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/app.cpp
index 2b2c0b892c..ff2c929c2a 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/app.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/app.cpp
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ wxMacAppMenuEventHandler( EventHandlerCallRef handler , EventRef event , void *d
 
         if ( type )
         {
-            wxMenuEvent wxevent(type, cmd);
+            wxMenuEvent wxevent(type, cmd, menu);
             wxevent.SetEventObject(menu);
 
             wxEvtHandler* handler = menu->GetEventHandler();