diff --git a/src/common/gdicmn.cpp b/src/common/gdicmn.cpp
index ac407e93d9..049d1339dd 100644
--- a/src/common/gdicmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/gdicmn.cpp
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ void wxInitializeStockObjects ()
 #endif
 */
 #if defined(__WXMAC__)
+    // retrieve size of system font for all stock fonts
     int sizeFont = 12;
 
     Str255 fontName ;
@@ -539,7 +540,12 @@ void wxInitializeStockObjects ()
 
 	GetThemeFont(kThemeSystemFont , GetApplicationScript() , fontName , &fontSize , &fontStyle ) ;
 	sizeFont = fontSize ;
+#if __WXMAC_CLASSIC__
     wxNORMAL_FONT = new wxFont (fontSize, wxMODERN, wxNORMAL, wxNORMAL , false , wxMacMakeStringFromPascal(fontName) );
+#else
+    wxNORMAL_FONT = new wxFont () ;
+    wxNORMAL_FONT->MacCreateThemeFont( kThemeSystemFont );
+#endif
 #elif defined(__WXPM__)
   static const int sizeFont = 12;
 #else
@@ -559,8 +565,13 @@ void wxInitializeStockObjects ()
 #elif defined(__WXMAC__)
     wxSWISS_FONT = new wxFont (sizeFont, wxSWISS, wxNORMAL, wxNORMAL); /* Helv */
     wxITALIC_FONT = new wxFont (sizeFont, wxROMAN, wxITALIC, wxNORMAL);
+#if __WXMAC_CLASSIC__
 	GetThemeFont(kThemeSmallSystemFont , GetApplicationScript() , fontName , &fontSize , &fontStyle ) ;
     wxSMALL_FONT = new wxFont (fontSize, wxSWISS, wxNORMAL, wxNORMAL , false , wxMacMakeStringFromPascal( fontName ) );
+#else
+    wxSMALL_FONT = new wxFont () ;
+    wxSMALL_FONT->MacCreateThemeFont( kThemeSmallSystemFont );
+#endif
 #else
   wxSMALL_FONT = new wxFont (sizeFont - 2, wxSWISS, wxNORMAL, wxNORMAL);
   wxITALIC_FONT = new wxFont (sizeFont, wxROMAN, wxITALIC, wxNORMAL);