diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3b8879bfd3..55dc375a98 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2005-12-21  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
 
+	* gdk/gdkregion-generic.c: Use the slice allocator
+	for regions. Still todo: avoid extra allocations for
+	the single-rectangle case.
+
 	* gtk/gtksettings.c (gtk_settings_class_init): Update
 	class_n_properties after installing color-hash, since
 	other classes install settings, too.
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-10 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-10
index 3b8879bfd3..55dc375a98 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-10
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-10
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2005-12-21  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
 
+	* gdk/gdkregion-generic.c: Use the slice allocator
+	for regions. Still todo: avoid extra allocations for
+	the single-rectangle case.
+
 	* gtk/gtksettings.c (gtk_settings_class_init): Update
 	class_n_properties after installing color-hash, since
 	other classes install settings, too.
diff --git a/gdk/gdkregion-generic.c b/gdk/gdkregion-generic.c
index 1dbdc32fb9..a7bbeb0a6c 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkregion-generic.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkregion-generic.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ gdk_region_new ()
 {
   GdkRegion *temp;
 
-  temp = g_new (GdkRegion, 1);
+  temp = g_slice_new (GdkRegion);
   temp->rects = g_new (GdkRegionBox, 1);
 
   temp->numRects = 0;
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ gdk_region_rectangle (GdkRectangle *rectangle)
   if (rectangle->width <= 0 || rectangle->height <= 0)
     return gdk_region_new();
 
-  temp = g_new (GdkRegion, 1);
+  temp = g_slice_new (GdkRegion);
   temp->rects = g_new (GdkRegionBox, 1);
 
   temp->numRects = 1;
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ gdk_region_copy (GdkRegion *region)
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (region != NULL, NULL);
 
-  temp = g_new (GdkRegion, 1);
+  temp = g_slice_new (GdkRegion);
   temp->rects = g_new (GdkRegionBox, region->numRects);
 
   temp->numRects = region->numRects;
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ gdk_region_destroy (GdkRegion *r)
   g_return_if_fail (r != NULL);
   
   g_free (r->rects);
-  g_free (r);
+  g_slice_free (GdkRegion, r);
 }