diff --git a/clientgui/gtk/taskbarex.cpp b/clientgui/gtk/taskbarex.cpp
index 6b875e59c6..ea6cf932ca 100644
--- a/clientgui/gtk/taskbarex.cpp
+++ b/clientgui/gtk/taskbarex.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ bool wxTaskBarIconEx::SetBalloon(const wxIcon& icon, const wxString title, const
     wxLogTrace(wxT("Function Start/End"), wxT("wxTaskBarIconEx::SetBalloon - Function Begin"));
 
     bool retval = false;
-    GError* error;
+    GError error;
 
     if (!IsOK())
         return false;