diff --git a/include/wx/msw/window.h b/include/wx/msw/window.h
index bd793e143b..b660324e67 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/window.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/window.h
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public:
 #ifndef __WXUNIVERSAL__
     // Native resource loading (implemented in src/msw/nativdlg.cpp)
     // FIXME: should they really be all virtual?
-    virtual bool LoadNativeDialog(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID& id);
+    virtual bool LoadNativeDialog(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id);
     virtual bool LoadNativeDialog(wxWindow* parent, const wxString& name);
     wxWindow* GetWindowChild1(wxWindowID id);
     wxWindow* GetWindowChild(wxWindowID id);
diff --git a/src/msw/nativdlg.cpp b/src/msw/nativdlg.cpp
index d71c3b13e4..71160b643a 100644
--- a/src/msw/nativdlg.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/nativdlg.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ extern LONG APIENTRY _EXPORT wxDlgProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message,
 // implementation
 // ===========================================================================
 
-bool wxWindow::LoadNativeDialog(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID& id)
+bool wxWindow::LoadNativeDialog(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id)
 {
     m_windowId = id;