diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/checklst.h b/include/wx/gtk/checklst.h
index 41417e2af4..b1856957a5 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/checklst.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/checklst.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
             const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
             const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
             int nStrings = 0,
-            const wxString choices[] = (wxString[]) NULL,
+            const wxString choices[] = (const wxString *) NULL,
             long style = 0,
             const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
             const wxString& name = wxListBoxNameStr);
diff --git a/include/wx/gtk1/checklst.h b/include/wx/gtk1/checklst.h
index 41417e2af4..b1856957a5 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk1/checklst.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk1/checklst.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
             const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
             const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
             int nStrings = 0,
-            const wxString choices[] = (wxString[]) NULL,
+            const wxString choices[] = (const wxString *) NULL,
             long style = 0,
             const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
             const wxString& name = wxListBoxNameStr);
diff --git a/src/gtk/checklst.cpp b/src/gtk/checklst.cpp
index 3eaf62c54b..e47e7bd805 100644
--- a/src/gtk/checklst.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/checklst.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ wxCheckListBox::wxCheckListBox() :
 wxCheckListBox::wxCheckListBox(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
                  const wxPoint& pos,
                  const wxSize& size,
-                 int nStrings,
-                 const wxString choices[],
+                 int nStrings, 
+                 const wxString *choices,
                  long style,
                  const wxValidator& validator,
                  const wxString& name )
diff --git a/src/gtk1/checklst.cpp b/src/gtk1/checklst.cpp
index 3eaf62c54b..e47e7bd805 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/checklst.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/checklst.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ wxCheckListBox::wxCheckListBox() :
 wxCheckListBox::wxCheckListBox(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
                  const wxPoint& pos,
                  const wxSize& size,
-                 int nStrings,
-                 const wxString choices[],
+                 int nStrings, 
+                 const wxString *choices,
                  long style,
                  const wxValidator& validator,
                  const wxString& name )