diff --git a/include/wx/defs.h b/include/wx/defs.h
index 19a22cc39d..4cee732ff6 100644
--- a/include/wx/defs.h
+++ b/include/wx/defs.h
@@ -3130,7 +3130,7 @@ DECLARE_WXCOCOA_OBJC_CLASS(UIWebView);
 typedef WX_UIWindow WXWindow;
 typedef WX_UIView WXWidget;
 typedef WX_EAGLContext WXGLContext;
-typedef WX_NSString* WXGLPixelFormat;
+typedef WX_NSString WXGLPixelFormat;
 typedef WX_UIWebView OSXWebViewPtr;
 
 #endif