diff -up eog-2.23.6/src/main.c.lockup eog-2.23.6/src/main.c

--- eog-2.23.6/src/main.c.lockup	2008-08-04 19:07:05.000000000 -0400

+++ eog-2.23.6/src/main.c	2008-08-12 01:30:44.000000000 -0400

@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)

 	eog_thumbnail_init ();

 	eog_plugin_engine_init ();

+	gdk_threads_enter ();

+

 	/* Add application specific icons to search path */

 	gtk_icon_theme_append_search_path (gtk_icon_theme_get_default (),

                                            EOG_DATA_DIR G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S "icons");

@@ -224,8 +226,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)

 	load_files ();

-	gdk_threads_enter ();

-

 	gtk_main ();

 	gdk_threads_leave ();