diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/Menus.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/Menus.cpp
index 9175d23cff..10d016eb4f 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/Menus.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/Menus.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void Menus::fillMenuBar(GuiView * view)
 	
 #ifdef Q_WS_MACX
 	// setup special mac specific menu item
-	macxMenuBarInit();
+	macxMenuBarInit(view);
 #endif
 
 	LYXERR(Debug::GUI, "populating menu bar" << to_utf8(getMenubar().name()));