diff --git a/include/wx/defs.h b/include/wx/defs.h
index e98d4a5498..1a8b26dc3b 100644
--- a/include/wx/defs.h
+++ b/include/wx/defs.h
@@ -1800,10 +1800,10 @@ enum wxPrintMode
 // macro to specify "All Files" on different platforms
 #if defined(__WXMSW__) || defined(__WXPM__)
 #   define wxALL_FILES_PATTERN   wxT("*.*")
-#   define wxALL_FILES           gettext_noop(wxT("All files (*.*)|*.*"))
+#   define wxALL_FILES           gettext_noop("All files (*.*)|*.*")
 #else
 #   define wxALL_FILES_PATTERN   wxT("*")
-#   define wxALL_FILES           gettext_noop(wxT("All files (*)|*"))
+#   define wxALL_FILES           gettext_noop("All files (*)|*")
 #endif
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------