diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/app.cpp b/src/osx/carbon/app.cpp
index 1067c8a8e5..6331ca653a 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/app.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/app.cpp
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ void wxApp::OnIdle(wxIdleEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
     // either events to the threads other than main or events posted with
     // wxPostEvent() functions
 #ifndef __WXUNIVERSAL__
-#if wxUSE_MENU
+#if wxUSE_MENUS
   if (!wxMenuBar::MacGetInstalledMenuBar() && wxMenuBar::MacGetCommonMenuBar())
     wxMenuBar::MacGetCommonMenuBar()->MacInstallMenuBar();
 #endif