diff --git a/src/msw/checklst.cpp b/src/msw/checklst.cpp
index f9790875b9..7c928d371b 100644
--- a/src/msw/checklst.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/checklst.cpp
@@ -322,14 +322,8 @@ bool wxCheckListBox::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
                             long style,
                             const wxValidator& validator, const wxString& name)
 {
-    if (wxListBox::Create(parent, id, pos, size, n, choices,
-                             style | wxLB_OWNERDRAW, validator, name))
-    {
-        SetBackgroundColour(wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOW));
-        return true;
-    }
-    else
-        return false;
+    return wxListBox::Create(parent, id, pos, size, n, choices,
+                             style | wxLB_OWNERDRAW, validator, name);
 }
 
 bool wxCheckListBox::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
@@ -338,14 +332,8 @@ bool wxCheckListBox::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
                             long style,
                             const wxValidator& validator, const wxString& name)
 {
-    if (wxListBox::Create(parent, id, pos, size, choices,
-                             style | wxLB_OWNERDRAW, validator, name))
-    {
-        SetBackgroundColour(wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOW));
-        return true;
-    }
-    else
-        return false;
+    return wxListBox::Create(parent, id, pos, size, choices,
+                             style | wxLB_OWNERDRAW, validator, name);
 }
 
 // misc overloaded methods
diff --git a/src/msw/listbox.cpp b/src/msw/listbox.cpp
index c799cf3479..ffe24da141 100644
--- a/src/msw/listbox.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/listbox.cpp
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ bool wxListBox::Create(wxWindow *parent,
         return false;
     }
 
+    // Necessary to prevent scroll problems within a notebook with Windows
+    // effects enabled
+    SetBackgroundColour(wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOW));
+
     // initialize the contents
     for ( int i = 0; i < n; i++ )
     {