diff -Naurp gedit.orig/gedit/gedit-notebook.c gedit/gedit/gedit-notebook.c
--- gedit.orig/gedit/gedit-notebook.c	2008-11-24 21:47:56.000000000 +0100
+++ gedit/gedit/gedit-notebook.c	2008-11-24 21:48:46.000000000 +0100
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ struct _GeditNotebookPrivate
 	gint           x_start;
 	gint           y_start;
 	gint           drag_in_progress : 1;
-	gint	       always_show_tabs : 1;
+	gint	       always_show_tabs;
 	gint           close_buttons_sensitive : 1;
 	gint           tab_drag_and_drop_enabled : 1;
 };
@@ -663,8 +663,6 @@ gedit_notebook_init (GeditNotebook *note
 	gtk_notebook_set_show_border (GTK_NOTEBOOK (notebook), FALSE);
 	gtk_notebook_set_show_tabs (GTK_NOTEBOOK (notebook), FALSE);
 
-	notebook->priv->always_show_tabs = TRUE;
-
 	g_signal_connect (notebook, 
 			  "button-press-event",
 			  (GCallback)button_press_cb, 
