diff --git a/src/generic/grid.cpp b/src/generic/grid.cpp
index 2a92e9b748..0dae989bc8 100644
--- a/src/generic/grid.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/grid.cpp
@@ -8106,7 +8106,7 @@ void wxGrid::AutoSizeColOrRow( int colOrRow, bool setAsMin, bool column )
     if ( column )
         dc.GetTextExtent( GetColLabelValue(col), &w, &h );
     else
-        dc.GetTextExtent( GetRowLabelValue(col), &w, &h );
+        dc.GetTextExtent( GetRowLabelValue(row), &w, &h );
 
     extent = column ? w : h;
     if ( extent > extentMax )