diff --git a/lisp/help.el b/lisp/help.el
index 79d8296cfed..d4be9aa7200 100644
--- a/lisp/help.el
+++ b/lisp/help.el
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ Do not call this in the scope of `with-help-window'."
 \\[describe-key] KEYS      Display the full documentation for the key sequence.
 \\[Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node] KEYS      Show the Emacs manual's section for the command bound to KEYS.
 \\[view-lossage]           Show last 300 input keystrokes (lossage).
-\\[describe-language-environment] LANG-ENV  Describes a specific language environment, or RET for current.
+\\[describe-language-environment] LANG-ENV  Describe a specific language environment, or RET for current.
 \\[describe-mode]           Display documentation of current minor modes and current major mode,
              including their special commands.
 \\[view-emacs-news]           Display news of recent Emacs changes.
diff --git a/lisp/tooltip.el b/lisp/tooltip.el
index af3b86bba71..293c0343956 100644
--- a/lisp/tooltip.el
+++ b/lisp/tooltip.el
@@ -131,7 +131,10 @@ of the `tooltip' face are used instead."
      :inherit variable-pitch)
     (t
      :inherit variable-pitch))
-  "Face for tooltips."
+  "Face for tooltips.
+
+When using the GTK toolkit, this face will only be used if
+`x-gtk-use-system-tooltips' is non-nil."
   :group 'basic-faces)
 
 (defcustom tooltip-use-echo-area nil
diff --git a/src/gtkutil.c b/src/gtkutil.c
index 11e59b9fae5..4634c35dd4c 100644
--- a/src/gtkutil.c
+++ b/src/gtkutil.c
@@ -5014,11 +5014,10 @@ update_frame_tool_bar (struct frame *f)
       GtkWidget *wbutton = NULL;
       Lisp_Object specified_file;
       bool vert_only = ! NILP (PROP (TOOL_BAR_ITEM_VERT_ONLY));
-      const char *label
-	= (EQ (style, Qimage) || (vert_only && horiz)) ? NULL
-	: STRINGP (PROP (TOOL_BAR_ITEM_LABEL))
-	? SSDATA (PROP (TOOL_BAR_ITEM_LABEL))
-	: "";
+      Lisp_Object label
+	= (EQ (style, Qimage) || (vert_only && horiz))
+	? Qnil
+	: PROP (TOOL_BAR_ITEM_LABEL);
 
       ti = gtk_toolbar_get_nth_item (GTK_TOOLBAR (wtoolbar), j);
 
@@ -5131,8 +5130,11 @@ update_frame_tool_bar (struct frame *f)
 
       /* If there is an existing widget, check if it's stale; if so,
 	 remove it and make a new tool item from scratch.  */
-      if (ti && xg_tool_item_stale_p (wbutton, stock_name, icon_name,
-				      img, label, horiz))
+      if (ti && xg_tool_item_stale_p (wbutton, stock_name, icon_name, img,
+				      NILP (label)
+				      ? NULL
+				      : STRINGP (label) ? SSDATA (label) : "",
+				      horiz))
 	{
 	  gtk_container_remove (GTK_CONTAINER (wtoolbar),
 				GTK_WIDGET (ti));
@@ -5189,7 +5191,11 @@ update_frame_tool_bar (struct frame *f)
 #else
 	  if (w) gtk_misc_set_padding (GTK_MISC (w), hmargin, vmargin);
 #endif
-          ti = xg_make_tool_item (f, w, &wbutton, label, i, horiz, text_image);
+          ti = xg_make_tool_item (f, w, &wbutton,
+				  NILP (label)
+				  ? NULL
+				  : STRINGP (label) ? SSDATA (label) : "",
+				  i, horiz, text_image);
           gtk_toolbar_insert (GTK_TOOLBAR (wtoolbar), ti, j);
         }