diff --git a/src/AudacityApp.cpp b/src/AudacityApp.cpp
index d9fd30b86..e1876a8a5 100644
--- a/src/AudacityApp.cpp
+++ b/src/AudacityApp.cpp
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ bool AudacityApp::ShouldShowMissingAliasedFileWarning()
 
 AudacityLogger *AudacityApp::GetLogger()
 {
-   return wxStaticCast(wxLog::GetActiveTarget(), AudacityLogger);
+   return wxDynamicCast(wxLog::GetActiveTarget(), AudacityLogger);
 }
 
 void AudacityApp::InitLang( const wxString & lang )