diff --git a/src/gtk/combobox.cpp b/src/gtk/combobox.cpp
index b73a7ad394..382b52a18e 100644
--- a/src/gtk/combobox.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/combobox.cpp
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ bool wxComboBox::Create( wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id, const wxString& value,
         gtk_combo_set_case_sensitive( GTK_COMBO(m_widget), TRUE );
 
         if (style & wxNO_BORDER)
-            g_object_set( GTK_ENTRY( combo->entry ), "has-frame", FALSE, NULL );
+            g_object_set (combo->entry, "has-frame", FALSE, NULL );
 
         GtkWidget *list = combo->list;
 
diff --git a/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp b/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
index 3faedf4790..c3b61e8e3e 100644
--- a/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ bool wxTextCtrl::Create( wxWindow *parent,
         m_text = gtk_entry_new();
 
         if (style & wxNO_BORDER)
-            g_object_set( GTK_ENTRY(m_text), "has-frame", FALSE, NULL );
+            g_object_set (m_text, "has-frame", FALSE, NULL);
     }
 
     m_parent->DoAddChild( this );