diff --git a/capplets/common/ChangeLog b/capplets/common/ChangeLog
index 97f46a873..a50afefbd 100644
--- a/capplets/common/ChangeLog
+++ b/capplets/common/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-11-30  Jens Granseuer  <jensgr@gmx.net>
+
+	* gtkrc-utils.c: (gtkrc_get_details): don't recognize "" as a valid
+	engine for certain odd GTK themes (see bug #315286 for an example)
+
 2008-11-27  Jens Granseuer  <jensgr@gmx.net>
 
 	* capplet-util.c: (directory_delete_recursive): don't try to delete
diff --git a/capplets/common/gtkrc-utils.c b/capplets/common/gtkrc-utils.c
index cfa80d8e4..525c52f4b 100644
--- a/capplets/common/gtkrc-utils.c
+++ b/capplets/common/gtkrc-utils.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ gtkrc_get_details (gchar *filename, GSList **engines, GSList **symbolic_colors)
 				else if (scanner->value.v_symbol == ENGINE_SYMBOL)
 				{
 					string_token = g_scanner_get_next_token (scanner);
-					if (string_token != G_TOKEN_STRING)
+					if (string_token != G_TOKEN_STRING || scanner->value.v_string[0] == '\0')
 						continue;
 					if (!g_slist_find_custom (*engines, scanner->value.v_string, (GCompareFunc) strcmp))
 						*engines = g_slist_append (*engines, g_strdup (scanner->value.v_string));