diff --git a/src/msw/combobox.cpp b/src/msw/combobox.cpp
index 4cfef36eb6..9e88873b5e 100644
--- a/src/msw/combobox.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/combobox.cpp
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ WXHWND wxComboBox::GetEditHWNDIfAvailable() const
     }
 
     // we assume that the only child of the combobox is the edit window
-    return (WXHWND)::FindWindowEx(GetHwnd(), NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    return (WXHWND)::FindWindowEx(GetHwnd(), NULL, wxT("EDIT"), NULL);
 }
 
 WXHWND wxComboBox::GetEditHWND() const