diff --git a/src/motif/app.cpp b/src/motif/app.cpp
index 1dce3f1186..3fcf24b910 100644
--- a/src/motif/app.cpp
+++ b/src/motif/app.cpp
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ bool wxApp::SendIdleEvents(wxWindow* win)
 
     wxIdleEvent event;
     event.SetEventObject(win);
-    win->ProcessEvent(event);
+    win->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(event);
 
     if (event.MoreRequested())
         needMore = TRUE;
diff --git a/src/motif/evtloop.cpp b/src/motif/evtloop.cpp
index f5f5e000df..d4b150cddb 100644
--- a/src/motif/evtloop.cpp
+++ b/src/motif/evtloop.cpp
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ bool CheckForKeyDown(XEvent* event)
         wxKeyEvent keyEvent(wxEVT_KEY_DOWN);
         wxTranslateKeyEvent(keyEvent, win, (Widget) 0, event);
 
-        return win->ProcessEvent( keyEvent );
+        return win->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( keyEvent );
     }
 
     return false;
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ bool CheckForKeyUp(XEvent* event)
         wxKeyEvent keyEvent(wxEVT_KEY_UP);
         wxTranslateKeyEvent(keyEvent, win, (Widget) 0, event);
 
-        return win->ProcessEvent( keyEvent );
+        return win->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( keyEvent );
     }
 
     return false;