diff --git a/src/msw/listbox.cpp b/src/msw/listbox.cpp
index 00d24a6e71..f242886521 100644
--- a/src/msw/listbox.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/listbox.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ bool wxListBox::Create(wxWindow *parent,
     wstyle |= LBS_NOINTEGRALHEIGHT;
 
     WXDWORD exStyle = 0;
-    (void) MSWGetStyle(style, & exStyle) ;
+    (void) MSWGetStyle(m_windowStyle, & exStyle) ;
 
     m_hWnd = (WXHWND)::CreateWindowEx(exStyle, wxT("LISTBOX"), NULL,
             wstyle | WS_CHILD,