diff --git a/include/wx/qt/menuitem.h b/include/wx/qt/menuitem.h
index c173d4c6b1..d39e860d33 100644
--- a/include/wx/qt/menuitem.h
+++ b/include/wx/qt/menuitem.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include "wx/bitmap.h"
 
 class QAction;
-class wxQtAction;
 
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxMenu;
 
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     // Qt is using an action instead of a menu item.
-    wxQtAction *m_qtAction;
+    QAction *m_qtAction;
 
     wxDECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS( wxMenuItem );
 };
diff --git a/src/qt/menuitem.cpp b/src/qt/menuitem.cpp
index 1a5aa7dc94..e6f8cd44bf 100644
--- a/src/qt/menuitem.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/menuitem.cpp
@@ -83,9 +83,10 @@ void wxMenuItem::SetItemLabel( const wxString &label )
 
     wxMenuItemBase::SetItemLabel( qtlabel );
 
-    m_qtAction->UpdateShortcutsFromLabel( qtlabel );
+    auto qtAction = static_cast<wxQtAction *>(m_qtAction);
 
-    m_qtAction->setText( wxQtConvertString( qtlabel ));
+    qtAction->UpdateShortcutsFromLabel( qtlabel );
+    qtAction->setText( wxQtConvertString( qtlabel ));
 }
 
 
@@ -171,14 +172,14 @@ void wxMenuItem::AddExtraAccel(const wxAcceleratorEntry& accel)
 {
     wxMenuItemBase::AddExtraAccel(accel);
 
-    m_qtAction->UpdateShortcuts( accel.ToRawString() );
+    static_cast<wxQtAction *>(m_qtAction)->UpdateShortcuts( accel.ToRawString() );
 }
 
 void wxMenuItem::ClearExtraAccels()
 {
     wxMenuItemBase::ClearExtraAccels();
 
-    m_qtAction->UpdateShortcuts( wxString() );
+    static_cast<wxQtAction *>(m_qtAction)->UpdateShortcuts( wxString() );
 }
 #endif // wxUSE_ACCEL