diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/dcclient.cpp b/src/osx/carbon/dcclient.cpp
index 4387f6c2a8..21f3c245bd 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/dcclient.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/dcclient.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ wxWindowDCImpl::wxWindowDCImpl( wxDC *owner, wxWindow *window )
         if ( window->MacGetLeftBorderSize() != 0 || window->MacGetTopBorderSize() != 0 )
             CGContextTranslateCTM( cg , -window->MacGetLeftBorderSize() , -window->MacGetTopBorderSize() );
 
-        SetGraphicsContext( wxGraphicsContext::CreateFromNative( cg ) );
+        wxGraphicsContext* context = wxGraphicsContext::CreateFromNative( cg );
+        context->EnableOffset(true);
+        SetGraphicsContext( context );
     }
     DoSetClippingRegion( 0 , 0 , m_width , m_height ) ;