diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/filedlg.cpp b/src/osx/carbon/filedlg.cpp
index 9ffded74f3..2b670be8d6 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/filedlg.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/filedlg.cpp
@@ -292,6 +292,9 @@ pascal Boolean CrossPlatformFilterCallback(
 
 int wxFileDialog::ShowModal()
 {
+    m_paths.Empty();
+    m_fileNames.Empty();
+    
     OSErr err;
     NavDialogCreationOptions dialogCreateOptions;
 
diff --git a/src/osx/cocoa/filedlg.mm b/src/osx/cocoa/filedlg.mm
index 33ece87025..727e9fe1a3 100644
--- a/src/osx/cocoa/filedlg.mm
+++ b/src/osx/cocoa/filedlg.mm
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ int wxFileDialog::ShowModal()
 
     m_path = wxEmptyString;
     m_fileNames.Clear();
+    m_paths.Clear();
 
     wxNonOwnedWindow* parentWindow = NULL;
     int returnCode = -1;