diff --git a/info.c b/info.c
index 8436a1336..11107b1ca 100644
--- a/info.c
+++ b/info.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static void set_combo_box_entry_text(GtkComboBoxEntry *combo_box, const char *te
 	GtkEntry *entry = GTK_ENTRY(gtk_bin_get_child(GTK_BIN(combo_box)));
 	gtk_combo_box_set_active(GTK_COMBO_BOX(combo_box), -1);
 	if (!*text)
-		text = "\n";
+		gtk_entry_set_text(entry, " ");
 	gtk_entry_set_text(entry, text);
 }