diff --git a/include/wx/osx/font.h b/include/wx/osx/font.h
index d54e79e17e..c82194d70f 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/font.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/font.h
@@ -127,10 +127,7 @@ public:
            int weight,
            bool underlined = false,
            const wxString& face = wxEmptyString,
-           wxFontEncoding encoding = wxFONTENCODING_DEFAULT)
-    {
-        (void)Create(size, (wxFontFamily)family, (wxFontStyle)style, (wxFontWeight)weight, underlined, face, encoding);
-    }
+           wxFontEncoding encoding = wxFONTENCODING_DEFAULT);
 
 
     // implementation only from now on
diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/font.cpp b/src/osx/carbon/font.cpp
index c3ad61eb15..7dd90920d1 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/font.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/font.cpp
@@ -557,6 +557,18 @@ wxFont::wxFont(const wxString& fontdesc)
         (void)Create(info);
 }
 
+wxFont::wxFont(int size,
+               int family,
+               int style,
+               int weight,
+               bool underlined,
+               const wxString& face,
+               wxFontEncoding encoding)
+{
+    (void)Create(size, (wxFontFamily)family, (wxFontStyle)style,
+                (wxFontWeight)weight, underlined, face, encoding);
+}
+
 bool wxFont::Create(int pointSize,
                     wxFontFamily family,
                     wxFontStyle style,