--- eclipse.platform.swt/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/gtk/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Control.java.bak	2013-01-28 12:16:08.000000000 +0100
+++ eclipse.platform.swt/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/gtk/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Control.java	2013-02-19 13:22:29.529926456 +0100
@@ -4439,7 +4439,12 @@
 		oldDecorations.fixAccelGroup ();
 	}
 	long /*int*/ newParent = parent.parentingHandle();
-	OS.gtk_widget_reparent(topHandle, newParent);
+//	OS.gtk_widget_reparent(topHandle, newParent);
+	OS.g_object_ref(topHandle);
+	OS.gtk_container_remove(OS.gtk_widget_get_parent(topHandle), topHandle);
+	OS.gtk_container_add(newParent, topHandle);
+	OS.g_object_unref(topHandle);
+	
 	if (OS.GTK3) {
 		OS.swt_fixed_move (newParent, topHandle, x, y);
 	} else {