diff --git a/src/common/string.cpp b/src/common/string.cpp
index 4fd4c02a14..b0550b816f 100644
--- a/src/common/string.cpp
+++ b/src/common/string.cpp
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ wxString wxString::Format(const wxChar *pszFormat, ...)
 wxString wxString::FormatV(const wxChar *pszFormat, va_list argptr)
 {
     wxString s;
-    s.Printf(pszFormat, argptr);
+    s.PrintfV(pszFormat, argptr);
     return s;
 }