diff --git a/wxPython/src/_intl_ex.py b/wxPython/src/_intl_ex.py
index b58b4e936b..f572dd2549 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/_intl_ex.py
+++ b/wxPython/src/_intl_ex.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # to the default catalog path.
 if wx.Platform == "__WXMSW__":
     import os
-    localedir = os.path.join(os.path.split(__file__)[0], "locale")
-    Locale_AddCatalogLookupPathPrefix(localedir)
+    _localedir = os.path.join(os.path.split(__file__)[0], "locale")
+    Locale.AddCatalogLookupPathPrefix(_localedir)
     del os
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------