diff --git a/include/wx/generic/grid.h b/include/wx/generic/grid.h
index 59b1e541e0..b42e57e7ca 100644
--- a/include/wx/generic/grid.h
+++ b/include/wx/generic/grid.h
@@ -1595,10 +1595,10 @@ public:
     }
 
     // Allow adjustment of scroll increment. The default is (15, 15).
-    void SetScrollLineX(int x) { m_scrollLineX = x; }
-    void SetScrollLineY(int y) { m_scrollLineY = y; }
-    int GetScrollLineX() const { return m_scrollLineX; }
-    int GetScrollLineY() const { return m_scrollLineY; }
+    void SetScrollLineX(int x) { m_xScrollPixelsPerLine = x; }
+    void SetScrollLineY(int y) { m_yScrollPixelsPerLine = y; }
+    int GetScrollLineX() const { return m_xScrollPixelsPerLine; }
+    int GetScrollLineY() const { return m_yScrollPixelsPerLine; }
 
     // ------- drag and drop
 #if wxUSE_DRAG_AND_DROP
@@ -2046,9 +2046,6 @@ protected:
     bool       m_editable;              // applies to whole grid
     bool       m_cellEditCtrlEnabled;   // is in-place edit currently shown?
 
-    int m_scrollLineX; // X scroll increment
-    int m_scrollLineY; // Y scroll increment
-
     void Init();        // common part of all ctors
     void Create();
     void CreateColumnWindow();
diff --git a/src/generic/grid.cpp b/src/generic/grid.cpp
index 106a57a06e..edb709d706 100644
--- a/src/generic/grid.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/grid.cpp
@@ -1911,7 +1911,6 @@ bool wxGrid::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
 
     Create();
     SetInitialSize(size);
-    SetScrollRate(m_scrollLineX, m_scrollLineY);
     CalcDimensions();
 
     return true;
@@ -2249,8 +2248,11 @@ void wxGrid::Init()
     m_extraWidth =
     m_extraHeight = 0;
 
-    m_scrollLineX = GRID_SCROLL_LINE_X;
-    m_scrollLineY = GRID_SCROLL_LINE_Y;
+    // we can't call SetScrollRate() as the window isn't created yet but OTOH
+    // we don't need to call it neither as the scroll position is (0, 0) right
+    // now anyhow, so just set the parameters directly
+    m_xScrollPixelsPerLine = GRID_SCROLL_LINE_X;
+    m_yScrollPixelsPerLine = GRID_SCROLL_LINE_Y;
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -6405,7 +6407,7 @@ void wxGrid::MakeCellVisible( int row, int col )
             //
             // Sometimes GRID_SCROLL_LINE / 2 is not enough,
             // so just add a full scroll unit...
-            ypos += m_scrollLineY;
+            ypos += m_yScrollPixelsPerLine;
         }
 
         // special handling for wide cells - show always left part of the cell!
@@ -6424,15 +6426,15 @@ void wxGrid::MakeCellVisible( int row, int col )
             xpos = x0 + (right - cw);
 
             // see comment for ypos above
-            xpos += m_scrollLineX;
+            xpos += m_xScrollPixelsPerLine;
         }
 
         if ( xpos != -1 || ypos != -1 )
         {
             if ( xpos != -1 )
-                xpos /= m_scrollLineX;
+                xpos /= m_xScrollPixelsPerLine;
             if ( ypos != -1 )
-                ypos /= m_scrollLineY;
+                ypos /= m_yScrollPixelsPerLine;
             Scroll( xpos, ypos );
             AdjustScrollbars();
         }
@@ -8115,10 +8117,8 @@ void wxGrid::AutoSize()
     // we know that we're not going to have scrollbars so disable them now to
     // avoid trouble in SetClientSize() which can otherwise set the correct
     // client size but also leave space for (not needed any more) scrollbars
-    SetScrollbars(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, true);
-
-    // restore the scroll rate parameters overwritten by SetScrollbars()
-    SetScrollRate(m_scrollLineX, m_scrollLineY);
+    SetScrollbars(m_xScrollPixelsPerLine, m_yScrollPixelsPerLine,
+                  0, 0, 0, 0, true);
 
     SetClientSize(size.x + m_rowLabelWidth, size.y + m_colLabelHeight);
 }