diff --git a/include/wx/qt/listbox.h b/include/wx/qt/listbox.h
index 4b9c9c5ac1..19126336a3 100644
--- a/include/wx/qt/listbox.h
+++ b/include/wx/qt/listbox.h
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ protected:
 private:
     virtual void Init(); //common construction
 
-    void setStyle(long style);
+    // Common part of both Create() overloads.
+    void DoCreate(wxWindow* parent, long style);
+
     void UnSelectAll();
 
     wxDECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxListBox);
diff --git a/src/qt/listbox.cpp b/src/qt/listbox.cpp
index 51a1457c49..504b98d689 100644
--- a/src/qt/listbox.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/listbox.cpp
@@ -86,11 +86,9 @@ bool wxListBox::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
             const wxValidator& validator,
             const wxString& name)
 {
-    Init();
-    QListWidgetItem* item;
-    m_qtWindow = m_qtListWidget = new wxQtListWidget( parent, this );
+    DoCreate(parent, style);
 
-    setStyle(style);
+    QListWidgetItem* item;
 
     while ( n-- > 0 )
     {
@@ -114,10 +112,7 @@ bool wxListBox::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
             const wxValidator& validator,
             const wxString& name)
 {
-    Init();
-    m_qtWindow = m_qtListWidget = new wxQtListWidget( parent, this );
-
-    setStyle(style);
+    DoCreate(parent, style);
 
     QStringList items;
 
@@ -129,8 +124,13 @@ bool wxListBox::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
     return wxListBoxBase::Create( parent, id, pos, size, style, validator, name );
 }
 
-void wxListBox::setStyle(long style)
+void wxListBox::DoCreate(wxWindow* parent, long style)
 {
+    Init();
+
+    m_qtWindow =
+    m_qtListWidget = new wxQtListWidget( parent, this );
+
     if ( style & wxLB_SORT )
     {
         m_qtListWidget->setSortingEnabled(true);