diff --git a/src/msw/textctrl.cpp b/src/msw/textctrl.cpp
index 2f7bc4d21a..686435b620 100644
--- a/src/msw/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/textctrl.cpp
@@ -2078,7 +2078,7 @@ void wxTextCtrl::OnChar(wxKeyEvent& event)
             // forces at the moment unfortunately
             if ( !(m_windowStyle & wxTE_PROCESS_TAB))
             {
-                if ( FindFocus() == this )
+                if ( ::GetFocus() == GetHwnd() )
                 {
                     int flags = 0;
                     if (!event.ShiftDown())