diff --git a/src/gtk/menu.cpp b/src/gtk/menu.cpp
index 89976006ae..72432005e0 100644
--- a/src/gtk/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/menu.cpp
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ static void menuitem_deselect(GtkWidget*, wxMenuItem* item)
     if (!item->IsEnabled())
         return;
 
-    wxMenuEvent event(wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, -1, item->GetMenu());
+    wxMenuEvent event(wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, wxID_NONE, item->GetMenu());
     DoCommonMenuCallbackCode(item->GetMenu(), event);
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/gtk1/menu.cpp b/src/gtk1/menu.cpp
index 269972c499..1c2a76a344 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/menu.cpp
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ static void gtk_menu_nolight_callback( GtkWidget *widget, wxMenu *menu )
     if (!menu->IsEnabled(id))
         return;
 
-    wxMenuEvent event( wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, -1, menu );
+    wxMenuEvent event( wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, wxID_NONE, menu );
     event.SetEventObject( menu );
 
     wxEvtHandler* handler = menu->GetEventHandler();