diff --git a/src/msw/graphicsd2d.cpp b/src/msw/graphicsd2d.cpp
index da189458a8..f0b3e9debe 100644
--- a/src/msw/graphicsd2d.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/graphicsd2d.cpp
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ public:
 
     ULONG STDMETHODCALLTYPE Release(void) wxOVERRIDE
     {
-        wxCHECK2_MSG(m_refCount > 0, 0, "Unbalanced number of calls to Release");
+        wxCHECK_MSG(m_refCount > 0, 0, "Unbalanced number of calls to Release");
 
         ULONG refCount = InterlockedDecrement(&m_refCount);
         if (m_refCount == 0)