diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4262a14f9..251244e93 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-10-27  Thomas Thurman  <tthurman@gnome.org>
+
+        * src/core/prefs.c (titlebar_handler, handle_preference_update_enum):
+        Add initialisation which I missed on the previous checkin.  Also
+        an extra comment.
+
 2008-10-27  Brian Cameron  <brian.cameron@sun.com>
 
         Fix some crashes with the new GDM 2.24.  Closes #558058.
diff --git a/src/core/prefs.c b/src/core/prefs.c
index 4d37a65cf..e3de2fc2d 100644
--- a/src/core/prefs.c
+++ b/src/core/prefs.c
@@ -650,8 +650,11 @@ handle_preference_update_enum (const gchar *key, GConfValue *value)
        * we might consider reverting invalid keys to their original values.
        * (We know the old value, so we can look up a suitable string in
        * the symtab.)
+       *
+       * (Empty comment follows so the translators don't see this.)
        */
-      
+
+      /*  */      
       meta_warning (_("GConf key '%s' is set to an invalid value\n"),
                     key);
       return TRUE;
@@ -1324,7 +1327,7 @@ titlebar_handler (MetaPreference pref,
                   const gchar    *string_value,
                   gboolean       *inform_listeners)
 {
-  PangoFontDescription *new_desc;
+  PangoFontDescription *new_desc = NULL;
 
   if (string_value)
     new_desc = pango_font_description_from_string (string_value);