diff --git a/src/osx/iphone/button.mm b/src/osx/iphone/button.mm
index 275128f191..cfc67b6349 100644
--- a/src/osx/iphone/button.mm
+++ b/src/osx/iphone/button.mm
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ wxSize wxButton::DoGetBestSize() const
 
     wxRect r ;
 
-    m_peer->GetBestRect(&r);
+    GetPeer()->GetBestRect(&r);
 
     if ( r.GetWidth() == 0 && r.GetHeight() == 0 )
     {
diff --git a/src/osx/iphone/glcanvas.mm b/src/osx/iphone/glcanvas.mm
index ca71c5bda3..432cde233b 100644
--- a/src/osx/iphone/glcanvas.mm
+++ b/src/osx/iphone/glcanvas.mm
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ bool wxGLCanvas::Create(wxWindow *parent,
             [NSNumber numberWithBool:NO], kEAGLDrawablePropertyRetainedBacking, 
             kEAGLColorFormatRGBA8, kEAGLDrawablePropertyColorFormat, nil];
             
-    m_peer = new wxWidgetIPhoneImpl( this, v );
+    SetPeer(new wxWidgetIPhoneImpl( this, v ));
 
     MacPostControlCreate(pos, size) ;
 #endif
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ bool wxGLCanvas::SwapBuffers()
     WXGLContext context = WXGLGetCurrentContext();
     wxCHECK_MSG(context, false, wxT("should have current context"));
 
-    wxUICustomOpenGLView* v = (wxUICustomOpenGLView*) m_peer->GetWXWidget();
+    wxUICustomOpenGLView* v = (wxUICustomOpenGLView*) GetPeer()->GetWXWidget();
     [v swapBuffers];
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/osx/iphone/toolbar.mm b/src/osx/iphone/toolbar.mm
index c65ee34d66..64facb5d55 100644
--- a/src/osx/iphone/toolbar.mm
+++ b/src/osx/iphone/toolbar.mm
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ bool wxToolBar::Create(
     }
     m_macToolbar = toolbar;
 
-    m_peer = new wxWidgetIPhoneImpl( this, toolbar );    
+    SetPeer(new wxWidgetIPhoneImpl( this, toolbar ));    
     MacPostControlCreate(pos, size) ;
 }