Index: panel/panel-item-manager.c
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--- panel/panel-item-manager.c	(revision 23136)
+++ panel/panel-item-manager.c	(working copy)
@@ -359,7 +359,9 @@
             XfcePanelPluginFunc (*get_construct) (void);
             XfcePanelPluginCheck (*get_check) (void);
             
-            if (!(class->gmodule = g_module_open (class->file, 0)))
+            class->gmodule = g_module_open (class->file, G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY);
+            
+            if (G_UNLIKELY (class->gmodule == NULL))
             {
                 g_critical ("Could not open \"%s\": %s", 
                             class->name, g_module_error ());