diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm b/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm
index 9256d994eb..b51e6f9283 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ WX_UIFont wxFont::OSXCreateUIFont(wxOSXSystemFont font, wxNativeFontInfo* info)
         wxFontStyle fontstyle = wxFONTSTYLE_NORMAL;
         wxFontWeight fontweight = wxFONTWEIGHT_NORMAL;
         bool underlined = false;
+        bool strikethrough = false;
 
         int size = (int) ([uifont pointSize]+0.5);
         /*
@@ -324,8 +325,9 @@ WX_UIFont wxFont::OSXCreateUIFont(wxOSXSystemFont font, wxNativeFontInfo* info)
             fontstyle = wxFONTSTYLE_ITALIC ;
         */
         wxCFStringRef fontname( wxCFRetain([uifont familyName]) );
-        info->Init(size,wxFONTFAMILY_DEFAULT,fontstyle,fontweight,underlined,
-            fontname.AsString(), wxFONTENCODING_DEFAULT);
+        info->Init(size, wxFONTFAMILY_DEFAULT, fontstyle, fontweight,
+                   underlined, strikethrough,
+                   fontname.AsString(), wxFONTENCODING_DEFAULT);
 
     }
     return uifont;