diff --git a/panels/info/cc-info-panel.c b/panels/info/cc-info-panel.c
index ba3a15a0e..1d405618e 100644
--- a/panels/info/cc-info-panel.c
+++ b/panels/info/cc-info-panel.c
@@ -1567,16 +1567,13 @@ info_panel_get_hostname (CcInfoPanel  *self)
 }
 
 static void
-text_changed_cb (GtkEntry        *entry,
-                 CcInfoPanel     *self)
+info_panel_set_hostname (CcInfoPanel *self,
+                         const char  *text)
 {
-  const char *text;
   char *hostname;
   GVariant *variant;
   GError *error = NULL;
 
-  text = gtk_entry_get_text (GTK_ENTRY (entry));
-
   variant = g_dbus_proxy_call_sync (self->priv->hostnamed_proxy,
                                     "SetPrettyHostname",
                                     g_variant_new ("(sb)", text, FALSE),
@@ -1613,6 +1610,16 @@ text_changed_cb (GtkEntry        *entry,
   g_free (hostname);
 }
 
+static void
+text_changed_cb (GtkEntry        *entry,
+                 CcInfoPanel     *self)
+{
+  const char *text;
+
+  text = gtk_entry_get_text (GTK_ENTRY (entry));
+  info_panel_set_hostname (self, text);
+}
+
 static void
 info_panel_setup_hostname (CcInfoPanel  *self,
                            GPermission  *permission)