diff --git a/include/wx/object.h b/include/wx/object.h
index a882a36e6e..8a5f1bb96e 100644
--- a/include/wx/object.h
+++ b/include/wx/object.h
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ name##PluginSentinel  m_pluginsentinel;
 
 // to be replaced by dynamic_cast<> in the future
 #define wxDynamicCast(obj, className) \
- (className *) wxCheckDynamicCast((wxObject*)(obj), &className::sm_class##className)
+ ((className *) wxCheckDynamicCast((wxObject*)(obj), &className::sm_class##className))
 
 // The 'this' pointer is always true, so use this version
 // to cast the this pointer and avoid compiler warnings.