Index: libxfcegui4/xfce-appmenuitem.c
===================================================================
--- libxfcegui4/xfce-appmenuitem.c	(revision 22692)
+++ libxfcegui4/xfce-appmenuitem.c	(working copy)
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 #include <libxfcegui4/xfce-internals.h>
 #include <libxfcegui4/xfce-exec.h>
 
+#define XFCE_APP_MENU_GET_PRIVATE(o)    (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE ((o), XFCE_TYPE_APP_MENU_ITEM, XfceAppMenuItemPriv))
+
 static void xfce_app_menu_item_class_init(XfceAppMenuItemClass *klass);
 static void xfce_app_menu_item_init(XfceAppMenuItem *app_menu_item);
 static void xfce_app_menu_item_set_property(GObject *object,
@@ -150,6 +152,8 @@
     
     parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent(klass);
     
+    g_type_class_add_private (klass, sizeof (XfceAppMenuItemPriv));
+    
     widget_class->map_event = xfce_app_menu_item_map;
     
     object_class->destroy = xfce_app_menu_item_destroy;
@@ -177,7 +181,7 @@
 static void
 xfce_app_menu_item_init(XfceAppMenuItem *app_menu_item)
 {
-    app_menu_item->priv = g_new0(XfceAppMenuItemPriv, 1);
+    app_menu_item->priv = XFCE_APP_MENU_GET_PRIVATE (app_menu_item);
     app_menu_item->priv->destroyed = FALSE;
     
     gtk_widget_add_events(GTK_WIDGET(app_menu_item), GDK_STRUCTURE_MASK|GDK_SUBSTRUCTURE_MASK|GDK_VISIBILITY_NOTIFY_MASK);
@@ -301,8 +305,6 @@
     if(!app_menu_item->priv->destroyed)
         xfce_app_menu_item_destroy(GTK_OBJECT(object));
     
-    g_free(app_menu_item->priv);
-    
     (*G_OBJECT_CLASS(parent_class)->finalize)(object);
 }