diff -r dbde25a5bc53 -r c03c338a7dcf ui/gtk/menu.c
--- a/ui/gtk/menu.c	Tue Jan 24 18:46:47 2017 +0100
+++ b/ui/gtk/menu.c	Fri Nov 10 17:17:14 2017 +0100
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS HEADER.
  *
- * Copyright 2014 Olaf Wintermann. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright 2017 Olaf Wintermann. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@
     GtkWidget *widget = gtk_check_menu_item_new_with_mnemonic(ci->label);
     gtk_menu_shell_append(GTK_MENU_SHELL(p), widget);
     
-    UiVar *var = uic_connect_var(obj->ctx, ci->varname, UI_VAR_INTEGER);
+    UiVar *var = uic_create_var(obj->ctx, ci->varname, UI_VAR_INTEGER);
     if(var) {
         UiInteger *value = var->value;
         value->obj = widget;