diff --git a/src/frameworks/UBPlatformUtils.h b/src/frameworks/UBPlatformUtils.h
index ebac3995..46acb6f6 100644
--- a/src/frameworks/UBPlatformUtils.h
+++ b/src/frameworks/UBPlatformUtils.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ class UBPlatformUtils
         static int nKeyboardLayouts;
         static UBKeyboardLocale** keyboardLayouts;
 
+
 public:
         static void init();
         static void destroy();
@@ -192,6 +193,10 @@ public:
         static UBKeyboardLocale** getKeyboardLayouts(int& nCount);
         static QString urlFromClipboard();
         static QStringList availableTranslations();
+
+#ifdef Q_WS_MAC
+        static void SetMacLocaleByIdentifier(const QString& id);
+#endif
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/frameworks/UBPlatformUtils_mac.mm b/src/frameworks/UBPlatformUtils_mac.mm
index d62e9f2e..72dcb75c 100644
--- a/src/frameworks/UBPlatformUtils_mac.mm
+++ b/src/frameworks/UBPlatformUtils_mac.mm
@@ -570,3 +570,28 @@ QString UBPlatformUtils::urlFromClipboard()
 */
     return qsRet;
 }
+
+
+void UBPlatformUtils::SetMacLocaleByIdentifier(const QString& id)
+{
+    NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
+
+    const char * strName = id.toAscii().data();
+
+    CFStringRef iName = CFStringCreateWithCString(NULL, strName, kCFStringEncodingMacRoman );
+
+    CFStringRef keys[] = { kTISPropertyInputSourceCategory, kTISPropertyInputSourceID };
+    CFStringRef values[] = { kTISCategoryKeyboardInputSource, iName };
+    CFDictionaryRef dict = CFDictionaryCreate(NULL, (const void **)keys, (const void **)values, 2, NULL, NULL);
+    CFArrayRef kbds = TISCreateInputSourceList(dict, true);
+    if (kbds!=NULL)
+    {
+        if (CFArrayGetCount(kbds)!=0)
+        {
+            TISInputSourceRef klRef =  (TISInputSourceRef)CFArrayGetValueAtIndex(kbds, 0);
+            if (klRef!=NULL)
+                TISSelectInputSource(klRef);
+        }
+    }
+    [pool drain];
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/UBKeyboardPalette_mac.cpp b/src/gui/UBKeyboardPalette_mac.cpp
index a8ca7c72..79e48e36 100644
--- a/src/gui/UBKeyboardPalette_mac.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/UBKeyboardPalette_mac.cpp
@@ -57,23 +57,6 @@ void UBKeyboardPalette::createCtrlButtons()
         ctrlButtons[8] = new UBLocaleButton(this);
 }
 
-void SetMacLocaleByIdentifier(const QString& id)
-{
-	const char * strName = id.toAscii().data();
-
-	CFStringRef iName = CFStringCreateWithCString(NULL, strName, kCFStringEncodingMacRoman );
-
-	CFStringRef keys[] = { kTISPropertyInputSourceCategory, kTISPropertyInputSourceID };          
-	CFStringRef values[] = { kTISCategoryKeyboardInputSource, iName };          
-	CFDictionaryRef dict = CFDictionaryCreate(NULL, (const void **)keys, (const void **)values, 2, NULL, NULL);  
-	CFArrayRef kbds = TISCreateInputSourceList(dict, true);          
-	if (CFArrayGetCount(kbds)!=0)
-	{
-		TISInputSourceRef klRef =  (TISInputSourceRef)CFArrayGetValueAtIndex(kbds, 0);  
-		if (klRef!=NULL)
-			TISSelectInputSource(klRef);
-	}
-}
 
 
 void UBKeyboardPalette::checkLayout()
@@ -108,6 +91,6 @@ void UBKeyboardPalette::onActivated(bool)
 
 void UBKeyboardPalette::onLocaleChanged(UBKeyboardLocale* locale)
 {
-	SetMacLocaleByIdentifier(locale->id);
+    UBPlatformUtils::SetMacLocaleByIdentifier(locale->id);
 }