diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/dataview.h b/include/wx/gtk/dataview.h
index 8ed57ec0d8..589da74a9a 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/dataview.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/dataview.h
@@ -414,18 +414,18 @@ public:
            const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, long style = 0,
            const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator )
     {
+        Init();
+
         Create(parent, id, pos, size, style, validator );
     }
 
-    virtual ~wxDataViewCtrl();
-
-    void Init();
-
     bool Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
            const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
            const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, long style = 0,
            const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator );
 
+    virtual ~wxDataViewCtrl();
+
     virtual bool AssociateModel( wxDataViewModel *model );
 
     virtual bool PrependColumn( wxDataViewColumn *col );
@@ -481,6 +481,8 @@ protected:
     virtual void DoApplyWidgetStyle(GtkRcStyle *style);
 
 private:
+    void Init();
+
     friend class wxDataViewCtrlDCImpl;
     friend class wxDataViewColumn;
     friend class wxGtkDataViewModelNotifier;
diff --git a/src/gtk/dataview.cpp b/src/gtk/dataview.cpp
index 62fbd52fe2..5bb7d75031 100644
--- a/src/gtk/dataview.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/dataview.cpp
@@ -4111,8 +4111,6 @@ bool wxDataViewCtrl::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
            const wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& size,
            long style, const wxValidator& validator )
 {
-    Init();
-
     if (!PreCreation( parent, pos, size ) ||
         !CreateBase( parent, id, pos, size, style, validator ))
     {