diff --git a/capplets/background/ChangeLog b/capplets/background/ChangeLog
index f999c88a2..22ee357ba 100644
--- a/capplets/background/ChangeLog
+++ b/capplets/background/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2005-02-06  Rodney Dawes  <dobey@novell.com>
+
+	* gnome-wp-capplet.c (wallpaper_properties_init): Force using the gtk+
+	backend for the file chooser since we don't support vfs yet
+
+	Fixes #154978
+
 2005-02-06  Rodney Dawes  <dobey@novell.com>
 
 	* gnome-wp-capplet.c (gnome_wp_color_changed): Change the API to use
diff --git a/capplets/background/gnome-wp-capplet.c b/capplets/background/gnome-wp-capplet.c
index c53dbcabc..246c7a577 100644
--- a/capplets/background/gnome-wp-capplet.c
+++ b/capplets/background/gnome-wp-capplet.c
@@ -1257,14 +1257,15 @@ static void wallpaper_properties_init (poptContext ctx) {
 		    G_CALLBACK (gnome_wp_props_wp_selected), capplet);
 
   /* Create the file chooser dialog stuff here */
-  capplet->filesel = gtk_file_chooser_dialog_new (_("Add Wallpaper"),
-						  GTK_WINDOW (capplet->window),
-						  GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_OPEN,
-						  GTK_STOCK_CANCEL,
-						  GTK_RESPONSE_CANCEL,
-						  GTK_STOCK_OPEN,
-						  GTK_RESPONSE_OK,
-						  NULL);
+  capplet->filesel = gtk_file_chooser_dialog_new_with_backend (_("Add Wallpaper"),
+							       GTK_WINDOW (capplet->window),
+							       GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_OPEN,
+							       "gtk+",
+							       GTK_STOCK_CANCEL,
+							       GTK_RESPONSE_CANCEL,
+							       GTK_STOCK_OPEN,
+							       GTK_RESPONSE_OK,
+							       NULL);
   gtk_file_chooser_set_select_multiple (GTK_FILE_CHOOSER (capplet->filesel),
 					TRUE);