diff --git a/src/generic/dragimgg.cpp b/src/generic/dragimgg.cpp
index 1992db6c9b..36bd745ccc 100644
--- a/src/generic/dragimgg.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/dragimgg.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ bool wxGenericDragImage::Create(const wxString& str, const wxCursor& cursor)
 {
     wxFont font(wxSystemSettings::GetFont(wxSYS_DEFAULT_GUI_FONT));
 
-    long w = 0, h = 0;
+    wxCoord w = 0, h = 0;
     wxScreenDC dc;
     dc.SetFont(font);
     dc.GetTextExtent(str, & w, & h);