diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b5e8fe6f6c..dbe7994a32 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2007-12-28  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
 
+	* gtk/gtkprintoperation.c:
+	* gtk/gtkprogressbar.c:
 	* gtk/gtkmessagedialog.c:
 	* gtk/gtknotebook.c:
 	* gtk/gtkprinter.c:
diff --git a/gtk/gtkprintoperation.c b/gtk/gtkprintoperation.c
index d08f255067..14b3a6a762 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkprintoperation.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkprintoperation.c
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ gtk_print_operation_init (GtkPrintOperation *operation)
   priv->unit = GTK_UNIT_PIXEL;
 
   appname = g_get_application_name ();
+  if (appname == NULL)
+    appname = "";
   /* translators: this string is the default job title for print
    * jobs. %s gets replaced by the application name, %d gets replaced
    * by the job number.
diff --git a/gtk/gtkprogressbar.c b/gtk/gtkprogressbar.c
index 53b746bd64..babb6ac9ec 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkprogressbar.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkprogressbar.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ gtk_progress_bar_class_init (GtkProgressBarClass *class)
 				   g_param_spec_string ("text",
 							P_("Text"),
 							P_("Text to be displayed in the progress bar"),
-							"%P %%",
+							NULL,
 							GTK_PARAM_READWRITE));
 
   /**