diff --git a/src/msw/menuitem.cpp b/src/msw/menuitem.cpp
index 416be9674f..4a17c4579b 100644
--- a/src/msw/menuitem.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/menuitem.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ wxMenuItem::wxMenuItem(wxMenu *pParentMenu,
                        wxMenu *pSubMenu)
           : wxMenuItemBase(pParentMenu, id, text, strHelp, kind, pSubMenu)
 #if wxUSE_OWNER_DRAWN
-            , wxOwnerDrawn(text, kind == wxITEM_CHECK)
+            , wxOwnerDrawn(text, kind == wxITEM_CHECK, true)
 #endif // owner drawn
 {
     Init();