diff --git a/src/gtk/button.cpp b/src/gtk/button.cpp
index 97c4bc93e9..ce72ff150a 100644
--- a/src/gtk/button.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/button.cpp
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ bool wxButton::DoSetLabelMarkup(const wxString& markup)
     if ( stripped.empty() && !markup.empty() )
         return false;
 
-    wxControl::SetLabel(stripped);
+    SetLabel(stripped);
 
     GtkLabel * const label = GTKGetLabel();
     wxCHECK_MSG( label, false, "no label in this button?" );