diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b97f470c1a..85bff53d24 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2008-11-13  Christian Dywan  <christian@imendio.com>
+
+	Bug 560602 – Wrong GtkMenuItem default value (test fails)
+
+	* gtk/gtkmenuitem.c (gtk_menu_item_class_init):
+	Correct default "label" value to ""
+
 2008-11-12  Christian Dywan  <christian@imendio.com>
 
 	Bug 560139 – GtkEntry doesn't paint with the right state
diff --git a/gtk/gtkmenuitem.c b/gtk/gtkmenuitem.c
index 1d24a4e70d..9d8b33523f 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkmenuitem.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkmenuitem.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ gtk_menu_item_class_init (GtkMenuItemClass *klass)
                                    g_param_spec_string ("label",
 							P_("Label"),
 							P_("The text for the child label"),
-							NULL,
+							"",
 							GTK_PARAM_READWRITE));
 
   /**