diff --git a/src/AudacityApp.cpp b/src/AudacityApp.cpp
index 44eabf78a..69724f657 100644
--- a/src/AudacityApp.cpp
+++ b/src/AudacityApp.cpp
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ bool AudacityApp::OnInit()
    fileMenu->Append(wxID_PREFERENCES, wxString(_("&Preferences...")) + wxT("\tCtrl+,"));
 
    wxMenuBar *menuBar = new wxMenuBar();
-   menuBar->Append(fileMenu, wxT("&File"));
+   menuBar->Append(fileMenu, _("&File"));
 
    wxMenuBar::MacSetCommonMenuBar(menuBar);