diff --git a/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp b/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
index b0e2ef148a..4c1d1d901f 100644
--- a/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ void wxTextCtrl::SetValue( const wxString &value )
     {
         gtk_entry_set_text( GTK_ENTRY(m_text), tmp.mbc_str() );
     }
+    m_modified = FALSE;
 }
 
 void wxTextCtrl::WriteText( const wxString &text )
diff --git a/src/gtk1/textctrl.cpp b/src/gtk1/textctrl.cpp
index b0e2ef148a..4c1d1d901f 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/textctrl.cpp
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ void wxTextCtrl::SetValue( const wxString &value )
     {
         gtk_entry_set_text( GTK_ENTRY(m_text), tmp.mbc_str() );
     }
+    m_modified = FALSE;
 }
 
 void wxTextCtrl::WriteText( const wxString &text )