diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
index df76db2af7..9a94b1f5a0 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ void wxWindowMac::MacUpdateControlFont()
 
 bool wxWindowMac::SetFont(const wxFont& font)
 {
-    bool retval = !wxWindowBase::SetFont( font ) ;
+    bool retval = wxWindowBase::SetFont( font ) ;
     
     MacUpdateControlFont() ;