--- a/libpurple/ciphers/descipher.c Sun Nov 17 03:37:28 2013 +0530 +++ b/libpurple/ciphers/descipher.c Sun Nov 17 04:06:49 2013 +0530 @@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ cipher_class->get_key_size = purple_des_cipher_get_key_size; pspec = g_param_spec_string("key", "key", "key", NULL, - G_PARAM_WRITABLE); + G_PARAM_WRITABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS); g_object_class_install_property(obj_class, PROP_KEY, pspec); g_type_class_add_private(klass, sizeof(PurpleDESCipherPrivate));