diff --git a/include/wx/db.h b/include/wx/db.h
index 531a348d53..ecb4f3ab6a 100644
--- a/include/wx/db.h
+++ b/include/wx/db.h
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ int   WXDLLEXPORT  wxDbConnectionsInUse(void);
 
 // Writes a message to the wxLog window (stdout usually) when an internal error
 // situation occurs.  This function only works in DEBUG builds
-const wxChar WXDLLEXPORT *wxDbLogExtendedErrorMsg(const wxChar *userText,
+const wxChar* WXDLLEXPORT wxDbLogExtendedErrorMsg(const wxChar *userText,
                                                   wxDb *pDb,
                                                   const wxChar *ErrFile,
                                                   int ErrLine);
diff --git a/src/common/db.cpp b/src/common/db.cpp
index 085e6cad5c..1d014c2ced 100644
--- a/src/common/db.cpp
+++ b/src/common/db.cpp
@@ -3750,7 +3750,7 @@ int WXDLLEXPORT wxDbConnectionsInUse(void)
 
 /********** wxDbLogExtendedErrorMsg() **********/
 // DEBUG ONLY function
-const wxChar WXDLLEXPORT *wxDbLogExtendedErrorMsg(const wxChar *userText,
+const wxChar* WXDLLEXPORT wxDbLogExtendedErrorMsg(const wxChar *userText,
                                                   wxDb *pDb,
                                                   const wxChar *ErrFile,
                                                   int ErrLine)