diff --git a/src/common/hash.cpp b/src/common/hash.cpp
index d8079dce9e..900219c6d1 100644
--- a/src/common/hash.cpp
+++ b/src/common/hash.cpp
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ void wxHashTable::Put (long key, long value, wxObject * object)
 
   if (!hash_table[position])
   {
-    hash_table[position] = new wxList (wxKEY_INTEGER);
+    hash_table[position] = new wxList (wxKEY_STRING);
     if (m_deleteContents) hash_table[position]->DeleteContents(TRUE);
   }