diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/QVSpace.C b/src/frontends/qt2/QVSpace.C
index 9fa7e46fdd..76b3888292 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/QVSpace.C
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/QVSpace.C
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ VSpace setVSpaceFromWidgets(int spacing,
 			    LengthCombo * unit,
 			    bool keep)
 {
-	VSpace space = VSpace(VSpace::DEFSKIP);
+	VSpace space;
 
 	switch (spacing) {
 	case 0:
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void QVSpace::apply()
 	// spacing
 	// If a vspace choice is "Length" but there's no text in
 	// the input field, do not insert a vspace at all.
-	if (dialog_->spacingCO->currentItem() == 6
+	if (dialog_->spacingCO->currentItem() == 5
 	    && dialog_->valueLE->text().isEmpty())
 		return;
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/FormVSpace.C b/src/frontends/xforms/FormVSpace.C
index 143ada2f31..20413130e6 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/FormVSpace.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/FormVSpace.C
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ VSpace const setVSpaceFromWidgets(FL_OBJECT * choice_type,
 		     input_length  && input_length->objclass  == FL_INPUT &&
 		     choice_length && choice_length->objclass == FL_CHOICE);
 
-	VSpace space = VSpace(VSpace::DEFSKIP);
+	VSpace space;
 
 	switch (fl_get_choice(choice_type)) {
 	case 1: