diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/notebmac.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/notebmac.cpp
index 89370dd30b..d5d5ffb8bb 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/notebmac.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/notebmac.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ bool wxNotebook::SetPageText(size_t nPage, const wxString& strText)
     wxCHECK_MSG( IS_VALID_PAGE(nPage), false, wxT("SetPageText: invalid notebook page") );
 
     wxNotebookPage *page = m_pages[nPage];
-    page->SetLabel(strText);
+    page->SetLabel(wxStripMenuCodes(strText));
     MacSetupTabs();
 
     return true;
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ bool wxNotebook::InsertPage(size_t nPage,
     // don't show pages by default (we'll need to adjust their size first)
     pPage->Show( false ) ;
 
-    pPage->SetLabel( strText );
+    pPage->SetLabel( wxStripMenuCodes(strText) );
 
     m_images.Insert( imageId, nPage );