diff --git a/include/wx/motif/stattext.h b/include/wx/motif/stattext.h
index e64de49452..336ff7ae76 100644
--- a/include/wx/motif/stattext.h
+++ b/include/wx/motif/stattext.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public:
     virtual void ChangeFont(bool keepOriginalSize = TRUE);
     virtual void ChangeBackgroundColour();
     virtual void ChangeForegroundColour();
+    virtual void SetLabel(const wxString& label);
     
     // Get the widget that corresponds to the label (for font setting, label setting etc.)
     virtual WXWidget GetLabelWidget() const
diff --git a/src/makeg95.env b/src/makeg95.env
index 46c9254159..39f402da26 100644
--- a/src/makeg95.env
+++ b/src/makeg95.env
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 MINGW32=1
 
 # Set to the version you have
-MINGW32VERSION=2.95
-#MINGW32VERSION=3.0
+#MINGW32VERSION=2.95
+MINGW32VERSION=3.0
 
 # If building DLL, the version
 WXVERSION=233
diff --git a/src/motif/stattext.cpp b/src/motif/stattext.cpp
index 2b4166a75a..722ea20e7b 100644
--- a/src/motif/stattext.cpp
+++ b/src/motif/stattext.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 #pragma message enable nosimpint
 #endif
 
+#include "wx/motif/private.h"
+
 IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxStaticText, wxControl)
 
 bool wxStaticText::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
@@ -144,3 +146,36 @@ void wxStaticText::ChangeForegroundColour()
     wxWindow::ChangeForegroundColour();
 }
 
+void wxStaticText::SetLabel(const wxString& label)
+{
+    wxString buf(wxStripMenuCodes(label));
+    wxXmString label_str(buf);
+
+    // This variable means we don't need so many casts later.
+    Widget widget = (Widget) m_labelWidget;
+
+    if (GetWindowStyle() & wxST_NO_AUTORESIZE)
+    {
+        XtUnmanageChild(widget);
+        Dimension width, height;
+        XtVaGetValues(widget, XmNwidth, &width, XmNheight, &height, NULL);
+
+        XtVaSetValues(widget,
+            XmNlabelString, label_str(),
+            XmNlabelType, XmSTRING,
+            NULL);
+        XtVaSetValues(widget,
+            XmNwidth, width,
+            XmNheight, height,
+            NULL);        
+        XtManageChild(widget);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        XtVaSetValues(widget,
+            XmNlabelString, label_str(),
+            XmNlabelType, XmSTRING,
+            NULL);
+    }
+}
+