diff --git a/src/generic/dirctrlg.cpp b/src/generic/dirctrlg.cpp
index cf1e8c5e11..147b72074c 100644
--- a/src/generic/dirctrlg.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/dirctrlg.cpp
@@ -698,8 +698,8 @@ void wxGenericDirCtrl::OnEndEditItem(wxTreeEvent &event)
         return;
 
     if ((event.GetLabel().empty()) ||
-        (event.GetLabel() == _(".")) ||
-        (event.GetLabel() == _("..")) ||
+        (event.GetLabel() == wxT(".")) ||
+        (event.GetLabel() == wxT("..")) ||
         (event.GetLabel().Find(wxT('/')) != wxNOT_FOUND) ||
         (event.GetLabel().Find(wxT('\\')) != wxNOT_FOUND) ||
         (event.GetLabel().Find(wxT('|')) != wxNOT_FOUND))
diff --git a/src/generic/filedlgg.cpp b/src/generic/filedlgg.cpp
index d513ec1281..f159065ef9 100644
--- a/src/generic/filedlgg.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/filedlgg.cpp
@@ -821,8 +821,8 @@ void wxFileCtrl::OnListEndLabelEdit( wxListEvent &event )
     wxASSERT( fd );
 
     if ((event.GetLabel().empty()) ||
-        (event.GetLabel() == _(".")) ||
-        (event.GetLabel() == _("..")) ||
+        (event.GetLabel() == wxT(".")) ||
+        (event.GetLabel() == wxT("..")) ||
         (event.GetLabel().First( wxFILE_SEP_PATH ) != wxNOT_FOUND))
     {
         wxMessageDialog dialog(this, _("Illegal directory name."), _("Error"), wxOK | wxICON_ERROR );