--- ./totem.c	2007/08/05 21:43:08	1.2
+++ ./totem.c	2007/08/05 21:43:15
@@ -3035,6 +3035,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	bind_textdomain_codeset (GETTEXT_PACKAGE, "UTF-8");
 	textdomain (GETTEXT_PACKAGE);
 
+	g_type_init();
+
 #ifdef GDK_WINDOWING_X11
 	if (XInitThreads () == 0)
 	{
