diff --git a/src/msw/textctrl.cpp b/src/msw/textctrl.cpp
index e8a4e588dd..263ff1a0b3 100644
--- a/src/msw/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/textctrl.cpp
@@ -2832,7 +2832,7 @@ bool wxTextCtrl::MSWSetParaFormat(const wxTextAttr& style, long start, long end)
 #if wxUSE_RICHEDIT2
     if ( m_verRichEdit > 1 )
     {
-        if ( wxTheApp->GetLayoutDirection() == wxLayout_RightToLeft )
+        if ( GetLayoutDirection() == wxLayout_RightToLeft )
         {
             // Use RTL paragraphs in RTL mode to get proper layout
             pf.dwMask |= PFM_RTLPARA;