diff --git a/virt-manager b/virt-manager
index da12dba54..9f5b6ffb7 100755
--- a/virt-manager
+++ b/virt-manager
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def _import_gtk(leftovers):
             sys.exit(1)
 
         # This will error if Gtk wasn't correctly initialized
-        Gtk.Window()
+        Gtk.init()
 
         globals()["Gtk"] = Gtk
         import virtManager.config