diff --git a/src/msw/taskbar.cpp b/src/msw/taskbar.cpp
index 23e0025154..90bb7742c7 100644
--- a/src/msw/taskbar.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/taskbar.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ bool wxTaskBarIcon::RegisterWindowClass()
 
 WXHWND wxTaskBarIcon::CreateTaskBarWindow()
 {
-    HINSTANCE hInstance = GetModuleHandle(NULL);
+    HINSTANCE hInstance = wxGetInstance();
 
     HWND hWnd = CreateWindowEx (0, wxTaskBarWindowClass,
             wxT("wxTaskBarWindow"),