diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/main.cc b/gtk2_ardour/main.cc
index d3e31e911a..d73275abcc 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/main.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/main.cc
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ using namespace ARDOUR_COMMAND_LINE;
 using namespace ARDOUR;
 using namespace PBD;
 
-TextReceiver text_receiver ("ardour");
+TextReceiver text_receiver (PROGRAM_NAME);
 
 extern int curvetest (string);