diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 85bff53d2..35a7288c5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-11-17  Christian Dywan  <christian@imendio.com>
+
+	Bug 377699 – realizing gtk.Progress() causes SEGV
+
+	* gtk/gtkprogress.c: Define GtkProgress as an abstract type
+
 2008-11-13  Christian Dywan  <christian@imendio.com>
 
 	Bug 560602 – Wrong GtkMenuItem default value (test fails)
diff --git a/gtk/gtkprogress.c b/gtk/gtkprogress.c
index aa67d0099..dabda5442 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkprogress.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkprogress.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static void gtk_progress_value_changed   (GtkAdjustment    *adjustment,
 static void gtk_progress_changed         (GtkAdjustment    *adjustment,
 					  GtkProgress      *progress);
 
-G_DEFINE_TYPE (GtkProgress, gtk_progress, GTK_TYPE_WIDGET)
+G_DEFINE_ABSTRACT_TYPE (GtkProgress, gtk_progress, GTK_TYPE_WIDGET)
 
 static void
 gtk_progress_class_init (GtkProgressClass *class)