diff --git a/src/common/tbarsmpl.cpp b/src/common/tbarsmpl.cpp
index 5544772b39..662c6aa4f8 100644
--- a/src/common/tbarsmpl.cpp
+++ b/src/common/tbarsmpl.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void wxToolBarSimple::OnKillFocus (wxFocusEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 void wxToolBarSimple::OnMouseEvent ( wxMouseEvent & event )
 {
     wxCoord x, y;
-    event.Position(&x, &y);
+    event.GetPosition(&x, &y);
     wxToolBarTool *tool = FindToolForPosition(x, y);
 
     if (event.LeftDown())