diff --git a/src/gtk/stattext.cpp b/src/gtk/stattext.cpp
index 89594853ae..bfca9d9409 100644
--- a/src/gtk/stattext.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/stattext.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ wxString wxStaticText::GetLabel() const
 
 void wxStaticText::SetLabel( const wxString &label )
 {
+#if 0
     // Build the colorized version of the label
     wxString colorlabel = label;
     // If the color has been set, create a markup string to pass to the label setter
@@ -145,6 +146,13 @@ void wxStaticText::SetLabel( const wxString &label )
     gtk_label_set( GTK_LABEL(m_widget), wxGTK_CONV( m_label ) );
 #endif
 
+#else
+
+    wxControl::SetLabel(label);
+    gtk_label_set( GTK_LABEL(m_widget), wxGTK_CONV( m_label ) );
+#endif
+
+
     // adjust the label size to the new label unless disabled
     if (!HasFlag(wxST_NO_AUTORESIZE))
     {
diff --git a/src/gtk1/stattext.cpp b/src/gtk1/stattext.cpp
index 89594853ae..bfca9d9409 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/stattext.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/stattext.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ wxString wxStaticText::GetLabel() const
 
 void wxStaticText::SetLabel( const wxString &label )
 {
+#if 0
     // Build the colorized version of the label
     wxString colorlabel = label;
     // If the color has been set, create a markup string to pass to the label setter
@@ -145,6 +146,13 @@ void wxStaticText::SetLabel( const wxString &label )
     gtk_label_set( GTK_LABEL(m_widget), wxGTK_CONV( m_label ) );
 #endif
 
+#else
+
+    wxControl::SetLabel(label);
+    gtk_label_set( GTK_LABEL(m_widget), wxGTK_CONV( m_label ) );
+#endif
+
+
     // adjust the label size to the new label unless disabled
     if (!HasFlag(wxST_NO_AUTORESIZE))
     {