diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1af3e298d8..0764e6a2d8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2006-02-20  Michael Natterer  <mitch@gimp.org>
+
+	* app/actions/file-actions.c (file_actions_setup)
+	* app/actions/plug-in-actions.c (plug_in_actions_setup): use ""
+	instead of NULL for "no label" on an action (we can't rely on the
+	stock item to provide the label that prevents the gtk warning from
+	firing).
+
 2006-02-20  Karine Delvare  <kdelvare@nerim.net>
 
 	* app/tools/gimprectangletool.c: zero division check should be
diff --git a/app/actions/file-actions.c b/app/actions/file-actions.c
index 88197a9308..777f5e18cb 100644
--- a/app/actions/file-actions.c
+++ b/app/actions/file-actions.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ file_actions_setup (GimpActionGroup *group)
       entries[i].name           = g_strdup_printf ("file-open-recent-%02d",
                                                    i + 1);
       entries[i].stock_id       = GTK_STOCK_OPEN;
-      entries[i].label          = NULL;
+      entries[i].label          = "";
       entries[i].tooltip        = NULL;
       entries[i].value          = i;
       entries[i].value_variable = FALSE;
diff --git a/app/actions/plug-in-actions.c b/app/actions/plug-in-actions.c
index 3a4a717553..e0ddec7920 100644
--- a/app/actions/plug-in-actions.c
+++ b/app/actions/plug-in-actions.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ plug_in_actions_setup (GimpActionGroup *group)
       entries[i].name           = g_strdup_printf ("plug-in-recent-%02d",
                                                    i + 1);
       entries[i].stock_id       = GIMP_STOCK_RESHOW_FILTER;
-      entries[i].label          = NULL;
+      entries[i].label          = "";
       entries[i].tooltip        = NULL;
       entries[i].value          = i;
       entries[i].value_variable = FALSE;