diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/choice.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/choice.cpp
index bc008702f4..7a6767833f 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/choice.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/choice.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ int wxChoice::DoAppend(const wxString& item)
 {
 	Str255 label;
 	wxMenuItem::MacBuildMenuString( label , NULL , NULL , item ,false);
-	AppendMenu( MAC_WXHMENU( m_macPopUpMenuHandle ) , label ) ;
+	MacAppendMenu(MAC_WXHMENU( m_macPopUpMenuHandle ) , "\pA");
+	SetMenuItemText(MAC_WXHMENU( m_macPopUpMenuHandle ) , 
+	    (SInt16) ::CountMenuItems(MAC_WXHMENU( m_macPopUpMenuHandle ) ), label);
+	// was AppendMenu( MAC_WXHMENU( m_macPopUpMenuHandle ) , label ) ;
 	m_strings.Add( item ) ;
 	m_datas.Add( NULL ) ;
 	int index = m_strings.GetCount()  - 1  ;
diff --git a/src/mac/choice.cpp b/src/mac/choice.cpp
index bc008702f4..7a6767833f 100644
--- a/src/mac/choice.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/choice.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ int wxChoice::DoAppend(const wxString& item)
 {
 	Str255 label;
 	wxMenuItem::MacBuildMenuString( label , NULL , NULL , item ,false);
-	AppendMenu( MAC_WXHMENU( m_macPopUpMenuHandle ) , label ) ;
+	MacAppendMenu(MAC_WXHMENU( m_macPopUpMenuHandle ) , "\pA");
+	SetMenuItemText(MAC_WXHMENU( m_macPopUpMenuHandle ) , 
+	    (SInt16) ::CountMenuItems(MAC_WXHMENU( m_macPopUpMenuHandle ) ), label);
+	// was AppendMenu( MAC_WXHMENU( m_macPopUpMenuHandle ) , label ) ;
 	m_strings.Add( item ) ;
 	m_datas.Add( NULL ) ;
 	int index = m_strings.GetCount()  - 1  ;