diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/statbrma.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/statbrma.cpp
index 9bca84cca9..b302d82ab6 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/statbrma.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/statbrma.cpp
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ void wxStatusBarMac::DrawFieldText(wxDC& dc, int i)
 
     wxString text(GetStatusText( i ));
 
-    long x, y;
-
+    wxCoord x, y;
     dc.GetTextExtent(text, &x, &y);
 
     int leftMargin = 2;
diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
index 5e591fe757..5262045852 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
@@ -2275,7 +2275,7 @@ void wxWindowMac::GetTextExtent(const wxString& string, int *x, int *y,
         fontToUse = &m_font;
 
     wxClientDC dc( (wxWindowMac*) this ) ;
-    long lx,ly,ld,le ;
+    wxCoord lx,ly,ld,le ;
     dc.GetTextExtent( string , &lx , &ly , &ld, &le, (wxFont *)fontToUse ) ;
     if ( externalLeading )
         *externalLeading = le ;