diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/dc.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/dc.cpp
index ef065b7ac1..9e151e2a2e 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/dc.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/dc.cpp
@@ -2041,6 +2041,7 @@ void wxDC::MacInstallPen() const
 	        case wxUSER_DASH :
 	            {
 	                wxDash* dash ;
+                    int number = m_pen.GetDashes(&dash) ;
 	                // right now we don't allocate larger pixmaps
 	                for ( int i = 0 ; i < 8 ; ++i )
 	                {
diff --git a/src/mac/dc.cpp b/src/mac/dc.cpp
index ef065b7ac1..9e151e2a2e 100644
--- a/src/mac/dc.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/dc.cpp
@@ -2041,6 +2041,7 @@ void wxDC::MacInstallPen() const
 	        case wxUSER_DASH :
 	            {
 	                wxDash* dash ;
+                    int number = m_pen.GetDashes(&dash) ;
 	                // right now we don't allocate larger pixmaps
 	                for ( int i = 0 ; i < 8 ; ++i )
 	                {