diff -r 06cbd6ed97ed -r 5dbe8b930aef pidgin/gtkstatusbox.c
--- a/pidgin/gtkstatusbox.c	Sat Nov 16 17:21:42 2013 +0530
+++ b/pidgin/gtkstatusbox.c	Sun Nov 17 03:09:54 2013 +0530
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@
 	                                g_param_spec_pointer("account",
 	                                                     "Account",
 	                                                     "The account, or NULL for all accounts",
-	                                                      G_PARAM_READWRITE
+	                                                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS
 	                                                     )
 	                               );
 	g_object_class_install_property(object_class,
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@
 	                                                     "Icon Selector",
 	                                                     "Whether the icon selector should be displayed or not.",
 														 FALSE,
-	                                                      G_PARAM_READWRITE
+	                                                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS
 	                                                     )
 	                               );
 }