diff --git a/src/gtk/choice.cpp b/src/gtk/choice.cpp
index 6eef00f624..97eb8e1203 100644
--- a/src/gtk/choice.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/choice.cpp
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ wxSize wxChoice::DoGetBestSize() const
         size_t count = GetCount();
         for ( size_t n = 0; n < count; n++ )
         {
-            GetTextExtent( GetString(n), &width, NULL, NULL, NULL, &m_font );
+            GetTextExtent( GetString(n), &width, NULL, NULL, NULL );
             if ( width > ret.x )
                 ret.x = width;
         }
diff --git a/src/gtk/combobox.cpp b/src/gtk/combobox.cpp
index e619060405..43ed08ba4a 100644
--- a/src/gtk/combobox.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/combobox.cpp
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ wxSize wxComboBox::DoGetBestSize() const
         size_t count = GetCount();
         for ( size_t n = 0; n < count; n++ )
         {
-            GetTextExtent( GetString(n), &width, NULL, NULL, NULL, &m_font );
+            GetTextExtent( GetString(n), &width, NULL, NULL, NULL );
             if ( width > ret.x )
                 ret.x = width;
         }
diff --git a/src/gtk1/choice.cpp b/src/gtk1/choice.cpp
index 6eef00f624..97eb8e1203 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/choice.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/choice.cpp
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ wxSize wxChoice::DoGetBestSize() const
         size_t count = GetCount();
         for ( size_t n = 0; n < count; n++ )
         {
-            GetTextExtent( GetString(n), &width, NULL, NULL, NULL, &m_font );
+            GetTextExtent( GetString(n), &width, NULL, NULL, NULL );
             if ( width > ret.x )
                 ret.x = width;
         }
diff --git a/src/gtk1/combobox.cpp b/src/gtk1/combobox.cpp
index e619060405..43ed08ba4a 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/combobox.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/combobox.cpp
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ wxSize wxComboBox::DoGetBestSize() const
         size_t count = GetCount();
         for ( size_t n = 0; n < count; n++ )
         {
-            GetTextExtent( GetString(n), &width, NULL, NULL, NULL, &m_font );
+            GetTextExtent( GetString(n), &width, NULL, NULL, NULL );
             if ( width > ret.x )
                 ret.x = width;
         }