diff --git a/src/ribbon/panel.cpp b/src/ribbon/panel.cpp
index 18c2a5dad1..fd354bf38f 100644
--- a/src/ribbon/panel.cpp
+++ b/src/ribbon/panel.cpp
@@ -227,14 +227,14 @@ void wxRibbonPanel::AddChild(wxWindowBase *child)
     // for children of the window. The panel wants to be in the hovered state
     // whenever the mouse cursor is within its boundary, so the events need to
     // be attached to children too.
-    child->Connect(wxEVT_ENTER_WINDOW, (wxObjectEventFunction)&wxRibbonPanel::OnMouseEnterChild, NULL, this);
-    child->Connect(wxEVT_LEAVE_WINDOW, (wxObjectEventFunction)&wxRibbonPanel::OnMouseLeaveChild, NULL, this);
+    child->Connect(wxEVT_ENTER_WINDOW, wxMouseEventHandler(wxRibbonPanel::OnMouseEnterChild), NULL, this);
+    child->Connect(wxEVT_LEAVE_WINDOW, wxMouseEventHandler(wxRibbonPanel::OnMouseLeaveChild), NULL, this);
 }
 
 void wxRibbonPanel::RemoveChild(wxWindowBase *child)
 {
-    child->Disconnect(wxEVT_ENTER_WINDOW, (wxObjectEventFunction)&wxRibbonPanel::OnMouseEnterChild, NULL, this);
-    child->Disconnect(wxEVT_LEAVE_WINDOW, (wxObjectEventFunction)&wxRibbonPanel::OnMouseLeaveChild, NULL, this);
+    child->Disconnect(wxEVT_ENTER_WINDOW, wxMouseEventHandler(wxRibbonPanel::OnMouseEnterChild), NULL, this);
+    child->Disconnect(wxEVT_LEAVE_WINDOW, wxMouseEventHandler(wxRibbonPanel::OnMouseLeaveChild), NULL, this);
 
     wxRibbonControl::RemoveChild(child);
 }