diff --git a/src/common/gdicmn.cpp b/src/common/gdicmn.cpp
index 77d7134499..09222b21d4 100644
--- a/src/common/gdicmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/gdicmn.cpp
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ wxColour *wxColourDatabase::FindColour(const wxString& colour)
         const wxChar *key = node->GetKeyString();
         if ( colName == key || colName2 == key )
         {
-            return new wxColour(*((wxColour *)node->Data()));
+            return (wxColour *)node->Data();
         }
 
         node = node->Next();