--- src/gpm-prefs.c.orig	2005-12-01 02:00:42.000000000 -0500
+++ src/gpm-prefs.c	2005-12-01 02:00:52.000000000 -0500
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 	if (!policy) {
 		g_warning ("You have not set an icon policy! "
 			   "I'll assume you want an icon all the time...");
-		policy = "always";
+		policy = g_strdup("always");
 	}
 	/* convert to enum */
 	iconopt = convert_string_to_iconpolicy (policy);