diff --git a/vcl/unx/gtk3/gtk3gtkinst.cxx b/vcl/unx/gtk3/gtk3gtkinst.cxx
index edd06fba3f29..8902ab187171 100644
--- a/vcl/unx/gtk3/gtk3gtkinst.cxx
+++ b/vcl/unx/gtk3/gtk3gtkinst.cxx
@@ -14245,19 +14245,29 @@ public:
         bool bPixbufUsedSurface = gtk_tree_model_get_n_columns(m_pTreeModel) == 4;
 
         GList* cells = gtk_cell_layout_get_cells(GTK_CELL_LAYOUT(m_pComboBox));
-        // move the cell renderers from the combobox to the replacement treeview
-        m_pMenuTextRenderer = static_cast<GtkCellRenderer*>(cells->data);
-        for (GList* pRenderer = g_list_first(cells); pRenderer; pRenderer = g_list_next(pRenderer))
+        if (!g_list_length(cells))
         {
-            GtkCellRenderer* pCellRenderer = GTK_CELL_RENDERER(pRenderer->data);
-            bool bTextRenderer = pCellRenderer == m_pMenuTextRenderer;
-            gtk_tree_view_column_pack_end(pCol, pCellRenderer, bTextRenderer);
-            if (!bTextRenderer)
+            //Always use the same text column renderer layout
+            m_pMenuTextRenderer = gtk_cell_renderer_text_new();
+            gtk_cell_layout_pack_end(GTK_CELL_LAYOUT(m_pComboBox), m_pMenuTextRenderer, true);
+            gtk_cell_layout_set_attributes(GTK_CELL_LAYOUT(m_pComboBox), m_pMenuTextRenderer, "text", 0, nullptr);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // move the cell renderers from the combobox to the replacement treeview
+            m_pMenuTextRenderer = static_cast<GtkCellRenderer*>(cells->data);
+            for (GList* pRenderer = g_list_first(cells); pRenderer; pRenderer = g_list_next(pRenderer))
             {
-                if (bPixbufUsedSurface)
-                    gtk_tree_view_column_set_attributes(pCol, pCellRenderer, "surface", 3, nullptr);
-                else
-                    gtk_tree_view_column_set_attributes(pCol, pCellRenderer, "pixbuf", 2, nullptr);
+                GtkCellRenderer* pCellRenderer = GTK_CELL_RENDERER(pRenderer->data);
+                bool bTextRenderer = pCellRenderer == m_pMenuTextRenderer;
+                gtk_tree_view_column_pack_end(pCol, pCellRenderer, bTextRenderer);
+                if (!bTextRenderer)
+                {
+                    if (bPixbufUsedSurface)
+                        gtk_tree_view_column_set_attributes(pCol, pCellRenderer, "surface", 3, nullptr);
+                    else
+                        gtk_tree_view_column_set_attributes(pCol, pCellRenderer, "pixbuf", 2, nullptr);
+                }
             }
         }