diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 600ac75709..5237e69242 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-11-11  Kevin Cozens  <kcozens@cvs.gnome.org>
+
+	* plug-ins/script-fu/scripts/script-fu-compat.init: Return a list
+	from cons-array when type is 'string.
+
 2007-11-11  Martin Nordholts  <martinn@svn.gnome.org>
 
 	* app/tools/gimprectangletool.[ch]: Removed
diff --git a/plug-ins/script-fu/scripts/script-fu-compat.init b/plug-ins/script-fu/scripts/script-fu-compat.init
index 9b69f8aa08..9268f57eec 100644
--- a/plug-ins/script-fu/scripts/script-fu-compat.init
+++ b/plug-ins/script-fu/scripts/script-fu-compat.init
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
     ((short)  (make-vector count 0))
     ((byte)   (make-vector count 0))
     ((double) (make-vector count 0.0))
-    ((string) (make-vector count ""))
+    ((string) (vector->list (make-vector count "")))
     (else type)
   )
 )