diff --git a/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-embedded-window.c b/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-embedded-window.c
index 98b517e811..2d0c5149eb 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-embedded-window.c
+++ b/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-embedded-window.c
@@ -90,6 +90,48 @@ typedef struct GncEmbeddedWindowPrivate
 #define GNC_EMBEDDED_WINDOW_GET_PRIVATE(o)  \
    (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE ((o), GNC_TYPE_EMBEDDED_WINDOW, GncEmbeddedWindowPrivate))
 
+
+
+/*  Get the type of a gnc embedded window. */
+GType
+gnc_embedded_window_get_type (void)
+{
+    static GType gnc_embedded_window_type = 0;
+
+    if (gnc_embedded_window_type == 0)
+    {
+        static const GTypeInfo our_info =
+        {
+            sizeof (GncEmbeddedWindowClass),
+            NULL,
+            NULL,
+            (GClassInitFunc) gnc_embedded_window_class_init,
+            NULL,
+            NULL,
+            sizeof (GncEmbeddedWindow),
+            0,
+            (GInstanceInitFunc) gnc_embedded_window_init
+        };
+
+        static const GInterfaceInfo plugin_info =
+        {
+            (GInterfaceInitFunc) gnc_window_embedded_window_init,
+            NULL,
+            NULL
+        };
+
+        gnc_embedded_window_type = g_type_register_static (GTK_TYPE_BOX,
+                                   "GncEmbeddedWindow",
+                                   &our_info, 0);
+        g_type_add_interface_static (gnc_embedded_window_type,
+                                     GNC_TYPE_WINDOW,
+                                     &plugin_info);
+    }
+
+    return gnc_embedded_window_type;
+}
+
+
 /*  Display a data plugin page in a window. */
 void
 gnc_embedded_window_open_page (GncEmbeddedWindow *window,
@@ -158,10 +200,6 @@ gnc_embedded_window_get_page (GncEmbeddedWindow *window)
     return priv->page;
 }
 
-G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_CODE(GncEmbeddedWindow, gnc_embedded_window, GTK_TYPE_BOX,
-                        G_ADD_PRIVATE(GncEmbeddedWindow)
-                        G_IMPLEMENT_INTERFACE(GNC_TYPE_WINDOW,
-                                              gnc_window_embedded_window_init))
 
 /** Initialize the class for a new gnucash embedded window.  This will
  *  set up any function pointers that override functions in the parent
@@ -180,7 +218,8 @@ gnc_embedded_window_class_init (GncEmbeddedWindowClass *klass)
 
     object_class->finalize = gnc_embedded_window_finalize;
     object_class->dispose = gnc_embedded_window_dispose;
-    
+
+    g_type_class_add_private(klass, sizeof(GncEmbeddedWindowPrivate));
     LEAVE(" ");
 }