diff -up xfce4-xkb-plugin-0.5.2/panel-plugin/xkb-config.c.jx xfce4-xkb-plugin-0.5.2/panel-plugin/xkb-config.c
--- xfce4-xkb-plugin-0.5.2/panel-plugin/xkb-config.c.jx	2008-11-10 04:06:31.000000000 -0500
+++ xfce4-xkb-plugin-0.5.2/panel-plugin/xkb-config.c	2009-07-07 15:42:40.000000000 -0400
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ xkb_config_initialize_xkb_options (t_xkb
     config->application_map = g_hash_table_new (g_direct_hash, NULL);
 
     registry = xkl_config_registry_get_instance (config->engine);
-    xkl_config_registry_load (registry);
+    xkl_config_registry_load (registry, FALSE);
     
     config_item = xkl_config_item_new ();
 
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ xkb_config_get_xkl_registry ()
     if (!config) return NULL;
 
     registry = xkl_config_registry_get_instance (config->engine);
-    xkl_config_registry_load (registry);
+    xkl_config_registry_load (registry, FALSE);
 
     return registry;
 }