diff -r d9079090f7fe -r f14347f38e3b pidgin/gtkutils.c
--- a/pidgin/gtkutils.c	Fri Jun 28 23:14:54 2013 +0530
+++ b/pidgin/gtkutils.c	Sat Jun 29 00:14:56 2013 +0530
@@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@
 		serv_send_file(purple_account_get_connection(data->account), data->who, data->filename);
 		break;
 	case DND_IM_IMAGE:
-		conv = purple_im_conversation_new(data->account, data->who);
+		conv = PURPLE_CONVERSATION(purple_im_conversation_new(data->account, data->who));
 		gtkconv = PIDGIN_CONVERSATION(conv);
 
 		if (!g_file_get_contents(data->filename, &filedata, &size,
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@
 				PidginConversation *gtkconv;
 
 			case PURPLE_DESKTOP_ITEM_TYPE_LINK:
-				conv = purple_im_conversation_new(account, who);
+				conv = PURPLE_CONVERSATION(purple_im_conversation_new(account, who));
 				gtkconv =  PIDGIN_CONVERSATION(conv);
 				gtk_webview_insert_link(GTK_WEBVIEW(gtkconv->entry),
 				                        purple_desktop_item_get_string(item, "URL"),