diff --git a/src/gtk/gnome/gvfs.cpp b/src/gtk/gnome/gvfs.cpp
index 4db0231d6e..fb3e1cfc48 100644
--- a/src/gtk/gnome/gvfs.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/gnome/gvfs.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ wxGnomeVFSLibrary::~wxGnomeVFSLibrary()
         // which we link implicitly (GTK+ itself?) which are not uninstalled
         // when it's unloaded resulting in this crash, so just leave it in
         // memory -- it's a lesser evil
-        m_gnome_vfs_lib->.Detach();
+        m_gnome_vfs_lib->Detach();
         delete m_gnome_vfs_lib;
     }
 }