diff --git a/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp b/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
index 8e7593fe01..5a7a67d2ab 100644
--- a/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
@@ -778,9 +778,14 @@ void wxTextCtrl::SetValue( const wxString &value )
 
         gtk_text_buffer_set_text( m_buffer, buffer, strlen(buffer) );
     }
-    else
+    else // single line
     {
-        gtk_entry_set_text( GTK_ENTRY(m_text), wxGTK_CONV( value ) );
+        // gtk_entry_set_text() emits two "changed" signals because internally
+        // it calls gtk_editable_delete_text() and gtk_editable_insert_text()
+        // but we want to have only one event
+        IgnoreNextTextUpdate();
+
+        gtk_entry_set_text( GTK_ENTRY(m_text), wxGTK_CONV(value) );
     }
 
     // GRG, Jun/2000: Changed this after a lot of discussion in