diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/dcprint.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/dcprint.cpp
index 58b2eb7a13..b554c67abb 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/dcprint.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/dcprint.cpp
@@ -92,10 +92,12 @@ wxMacCarbonPrinterDC::wxMacCarbonPrinterDC( wxPrintData* data )
 #if MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED >= MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_5 
     PMPrinter printer;
     PMSessionGetCurrentPrinter(native->m_macPrintSession, &printer);
-    PMPrinterGetOutputResolution( printer, native->m_macPrintSettings, &res) ;
-#else
-    m_err = PMGetResolution((PMPageFormat) (native->m_macPageFormat), &res);
+    m_err = PMPrinterGetOutputResolution( printer, native->m_macPrintSettings, &res) ;
+    if ( m_err )
+        // fallback to the old API if there was an error
 #endif
+        m_err = PMGetResolution((PMPageFormat) (native->m_macPageFormat), &res);
+    
     m_ppi = wxSize(int(res.hRes), int(res.vRes));
 }
 
@@ -153,10 +155,12 @@ bool wxMacCarbonPrinterDC::StartDoc(  wxPrinterDC* dc , const wxString& WXUNUSED
 #if MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED >= MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_5 
     PMPrinter printer;
     PMSessionGetCurrentPrinter(native->m_macPrintSession, &printer);
-    PMPrinterGetOutputResolution( printer, native->m_macPrintSettings, &res) ;
-#else
-    m_err = PMGetResolution((PMPageFormat) (native->m_macPageFormat), &res);
+    m_err = PMPrinterGetOutputResolution( printer, native->m_macPrintSettings, &res) ;
+    if ( m_err )
+        // fallback to the old API if there was an error
 #endif
+        m_err = PMGetResolution((PMPageFormat) (native->m_macPageFormat), &res);
+    
     m_ppi = wxSize(int(res.hRes), int(res.vRes));
     return true ;
 }