diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/combobox.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/combobox.cpp
index dcb064398c..0f0fbdc08a 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/combobox.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/combobox.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static int nextPopUpMenuId = 1000 ;
 
 MenuHandle NewUniqueMenu()
 {
-    MenuHandle handle = NewMenu( nextPopUpMenuId , "\pMenu" ) ;
+    MenuHandle handle = UMANewMenu(nextPopUpMenuId, wxString(wxT("Menu")), wxFont::GetDefaultEncoding() );
     nextPopUpMenuId++ ;
 
     return handle ;
diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/taskbar.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/taskbar.cpp
index c8bb4e1f26..bce496ab28 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/taskbar.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/taskbar.cpp
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ pascal OSStatus wxDockEventHandler( EventHandlerCallRef inHandlerCallRef,
         // When SetEventParameter is called it will decrement
         // the reference count of the menu - we need to make
         // sure it stays around in the wxMenu class here
-        RetainMenu(hMenu);
+        CFRetain(hMenu);
 
         // set the actual dock menu
         err = SetEventParameter(