diff --git a/include/wx/intl.h b/include/wx/intl.h
index 2c7023bb01..f565a144cd 100644
--- a/include/wx/intl.h
+++ b/include/wx/intl.h
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ inline const wxChar *wxGetTranslation(const wxChar *sz)
 // the macros should still be defined - otherwise compilation would fail
 
 #if !defined(WXINTL_NO_GETTEXT_MACRO) && !defined(_)
-    #define   _(str)  (str)
+    #define   _(str)  (_T(str))
 #endif
 
 #define wxTRANSLATE(str) _T(str)