Index: native/jni/gtk-peer/gnu_java_awt_peer_gtk_GtkChoicePeer.c
===================================================================
--- native/jni/gtk-peer/gnu_java_awt_peer_gtk_GtkChoicePeer.c	(revision 1440)
+++ native/jni/gtk-peer/gnu_java_awt_peer_gtk_GtkChoicePeer.c	(working copy)
@@ -249,9 +249,11 @@
 item_activate (GtkItem *item __attribute__((unused)),
 	       struct item_event_hook_info *ie)
 {
+  jstring label;
+
   gdk_threads_leave ();
 
-  jstring label = (*gdk_env)->NewStringUTF (gdk_env, ie->label);
+  label = (*gdk_env)->NewStringUTF (gdk_env, ie->label);
   (*gdk_env)->CallVoidMethod (gdk_env, ie->peer_obj,
 			      choicePostItemEventID,
 			      label,