diff --git a/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp b/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp
index 4280dcfa1c..70df6ba07a 100644
--- a/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ bool wxMenu::HandleCommandProcess( wxMenuItem* item, wxWindow* senderWindow )
         if ( senderWindow != NULL )
         {
             wxCommandEvent event(wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED , menuid);
-            event.SetEventObject(senderWindow);
+            event.SetEventObject(this);
             event.SetInt(item->IsCheckable() ? item->IsChecked() : -1);
 
             if ( senderWindow->HandleWindowEvent(event) )