diff --git a/samples/event/event.cpp b/samples/event/event.cpp
index a0647391ae..e8ec01e2c2 100644
--- a/samples/event/event.cpp
+++ b/samples/event/event.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 //
 // and you may use this code directly if you don't care about 2.2 compatibility
 BEGIN_DECLARE_EVENT_TYPES()
-    DECLARE_EVENT_TYPE(wxEVT_MY_CUSTOM_COMMAND, 7777)
+    DECLARE_LOCAL_EVENT_TYPE(wxEVT_MY_CUSTOM_COMMAND, 7777)
 END_DECLARE_EVENT_TYPES()
 
 DEFINE_EVENT_TYPE(wxEVT_MY_CUSTOM_COMMAND)