diff --git a/rtgui/rtwindow.cc b/rtgui/rtwindow.cc
index 01c9bde1a..b20608b58 100644
--- a/rtgui/rtwindow.cc
+++ b/rtgui/rtwindow.cc
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ RTWindow::RTWindow () {
     mainNB->set_scrollable (true);
     mainNB->signal_switch_page().connect_notify( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &RTWindow::on_mainNB_switch_page) );
 
-    fpanel = Gtk::manage ( new FilePanel () );
+    fpanel =  new FilePanel () ;
     fpanel->setParent (this);
 
     // decorate tab