diff --git a/src/common/textcmn.cpp b/src/common/textcmn.cpp
index d620dff1b9..402037e1e1 100644
--- a/src/common/textcmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/textcmn.cpp
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ bool wxTextCtrlBase::DoLoadFile(const wxString& filename, int WXUNUSED(fileType)
         wxString text;
         if ( file.ReadAll(&text) )
         {
-            SetValue(text);
+            ChangeValue(text);
 
             DiscardEdits();