diff -r 0839fbcfb9b4 -r 11ab937b64b9 pidgin/gtkdocklet-gtk.c
--- a/pidgin/gtkdocklet-gtk.c	Wed Nov 29 21:13:54 2017 +0100
+++ b/pidgin/gtkdocklet-gtk.c	Sun Dec 10 20:34:19 2017 +0100
@@ -160,11 +160,11 @@
 			break;
 	}
 
-	if (connecting && strcmp(current_icon_name, PIDGIN_STOCK_TRAY_CONNECT) != 0) {
+	if (connecting && !purple_strequal(current_icon_name, PIDGIN_STOCK_TRAY_CONNECT)) {
 		icon_name = PIDGIN_STOCK_TRAY_CONNECT;
 	}
 
-	if (pending && strcmp(current_icon_name, PIDGIN_STOCK_TRAY_PENDING) != 0) {
+	if (pending && !purple_strequal(current_icon_name, PIDGIN_STOCK_TRAY_PENDING)) {
 		icon_name = PIDGIN_STOCK_TRAY_PENDING;
 	}