diff --git a/src/common/tbarbase.cpp b/src/common/tbarbase.cpp
index a5b9192dac..5272c298f3 100644
--- a/src/common/tbarbase.cpp
+++ b/src/common/tbarbase.cpp
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ void wxToolBarBase::OnMouseEnter(int toolid)
     event.SetEventObject(this);
     event.SetInt(toolid);
 
-    wxFrame *frame = wxDynamicCast(GetParent(), wxFrame);
+    wxFrame *frame = wxDynamicCast(wxGetTopLevelParent(this), wxFrame);
     if ( frame )
     {
         wxString help;