diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/graphics.cpp b/src/osx/carbon/graphics.cpp
index d5f4f7e704..5389a37e14 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/graphics.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/graphics.cpp
@@ -1625,8 +1625,9 @@ bool wxMacCoreGraphicsContext::EnsureIsValid()
 #endif
         if ( m_cgContext )
         {
-            CGContextConcatCTM( m_cgContext, m_windowTransform );
             CGContextSaveGState( m_cgContext );
+            CGContextConcatCTM( m_cgContext, m_windowTransform );
+            CGContextSetTextMatrix( m_cgContext, CGAffineTransformIdentity );
             m_contextSynthesized = true;
 #if wxOSX_USE_COCOA_OR_CARBON
             if ( m_clipRgn.get() )