diff --git a/src/cocoa/button.mm b/src/cocoa/button.mm
index 093bc3fcf5..7b93013217 100644
--- a/src/cocoa/button.mm
+++ b/src/cocoa/button.mm
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ bool wxButton::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID winid,
     [m_cocoaNSView release];
 
     [GetNSButton() setBezelStyle:NSRoundedBezelStyle];
-    [GetNSButton() setTitle:wxNSStringWithWxString(label)];
+    [GetNSButton() setTitle:wxNSStringWithWxString(wxStripMenuCodes(label))];
     [GetNSControl() sizeToFit];
 
     if(m_parent)
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ wxString wxButton::GetLabel() const
 
 void wxButton::SetLabel(const wxString& label)
 {
-    [GetNSButton() setTitle:wxNSStringWithWxString(label)];
+    [GetNSButton() setTitle:wxNSStringWithWxString(wxStripMenuCodes(label))];
 }
 
 wxSize wxButtonBase::GetDefaultSize()
diff --git a/src/cocoa/checkbox.mm b/src/cocoa/checkbox.mm
index b43f179077..04204304f1 100644
--- a/src/cocoa/checkbox.mm
+++ b/src/cocoa/checkbox.mm
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #endif //WX_PRECOMP
 
 #include "wx/cocoa/autorelease.h"
+#include "wx/cocoa/string.h"
 
 #import <AppKit/NSButton.h>
 #import <Foundation/NSString.h>
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ bool wxCheckBox::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID winid,
     SetNSButton([[NSButton alloc] initWithFrame: MakeDefaultNSRect(size)]);
     [m_cocoaNSView release];
     [GetNSButton() setButtonType: NSSwitchButton];
-    [GetNSButton() setTitle:[NSString stringWithCString: label.c_str()]];
+    [GetNSButton() setTitle:wxNSStringWithWxString(wxStripMenuCodes(label))];
     [GetNSControl() sizeToFit];
 
     if(m_parent)