--- eclipse.platform.swt/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/gtk/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Control.java	
+++ eclipse.platform.swt/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/gtk/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Control.java	
@@ -4232,7 +4232,11 @@ public boolean setParent (Composite parent) {
 		oldDecorations.fixAccelGroup ();
 	}
 	int /*long*/ newParent = parent.parentingHandle();
-	OS.gtk_widget_reparent (topHandle, newParent);
+//	OS.gtk_widget_reparent (topHandle, newParent);
+	OS.g_object_ref(topHandle);
+	OS.gtk_container_remove(OS.gtk_widget_get_parent(topHandle), topHandle);
+	OS.gtk_container_add(newParent, topHandle);
+	OS.g_object_unref(topHandle);
 	OS.gtk_fixed_move (newParent, topHandle, x, y);
 	/*
 	* Restore the original widget size since GTK does not keep it.