diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c07b176f5..4b7f4faaf 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-06-09  Carlos Garnacho  <carlos@imendio.com>
+
+	* gtk/gtkrc.c (gtk_rc_parse_engine): initialize rc_priv in the else
+	branch too. (#445539)
+
 2007-06-08  Benjamin Berg  <benjamin@sipsolutions.net>
 
 	* gtk/gtkscrolledwindow.c: (gtk_scrolled_window_paint):
diff --git a/gtk/gtkrc.c b/gtk/gtkrc.c
index ae5cdd523..77fdc3fd3 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkrc.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkrc.c
@@ -3658,6 +3658,7 @@ gtk_rc_parse_engine (GtkRcContext *context,
 	{
 	  GtkRcStyleClass *new_class;
 	  
+	  rc_priv = GTK_RC_STYLE_GET_PRIVATE (*rc_style);
 	  new_style = gtk_theme_engine_create_rc_style (engine);
 	  g_type_module_unuse (G_TYPE_MODULE (engine));