diff --git a/gui/gst.cpp b/gui/gst.cpp
index fcfe9a9b..a727c524 100644
--- a/gui/gst.cpp
+++ b/gui/gst.cpp
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ static GtkScale  *o_seek;
 
 static GtkSpinButton  *o_count;
 static GtkToggleButton *o_enabled;
-
-static GtkLabel *o_duration;
-static GtkLabel *o_position;
 static GtkAdjustment *o_progress;
 
 const gchar *TITLE_FMT  = "<span size='xx-large'>%s</span>";
@@ -35,18 +32,23 @@ static inline void __audio_set_label(const gchar *label, const gchar *fmt,
 	g_free(markup);
 }
 
+static inline void __audio_set_time_label(const gchar *label, unsigned int time)
+{
+	gchar *str = string_sec2str(time);
+	__audio_set_label(label, "%s", str);
+	g_free(str);
+}
+
 static void on_load(struct track *track)
 {
 	Gtk::ToggleButton *toggle;
-	gchar *str;
 
 	__audio_set_label("o_title",  TITLE_FMT,  track->tr_title);
 	__audio_set_label("o_artist", ARTIST_FMT, track->tr_artist->ar_name);
 	__audio_set_label("o_album",  ALBUM_FMT,  track->tr_album->al_name);
 
-	str = string_sec2str(track->tr_length);
-	gtk_label_set_text(o_duration, str);
-	g_free(str);
+	__audio_set_time_label("o_position", 0);
+	__audio_set_time_label("o_duration", track->tr_length);
 
 	toggle = Glib :: wrap(GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(gui_builder_widget("o_ban")), false);
 	toggle->set_active(playlist_has(PL_HIDDEN, track));
@@ -106,12 +108,9 @@ static void on_pause_enabled()
 
 static bool on_timeout()
 {
-	gchar *pos = string_sec2str(audio_position() / GST_SECOND);
-
 	gtk_adjustment_set_upper(o_progress, audio_duration());
 	gtk_adjustment_set_value(o_progress, audio_position());
-	gtk_label_set_text(o_position, pos);
-	g_free(pos);
+	__audio_set_time_label("o_position", audio_position() / GST_SECOND);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -129,9 +128,6 @@ void gst :: init_pre()
 
 	o_count   = GTK_SPIN_BUTTON(gui_builder_widget("o_pause_count"));
 	o_enabled = GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(gui_builder_widget("o_pause_enabled"));
-
-	o_duration = GTK_LABEL(gui_builder_widget("o_duration"));
-	o_position = GTK_LABEL(gui_builder_widget("o_position"));
 	o_progress = GTK_ADJUSTMENT(gui_builder_object("o_progress"));
 
 	g_signal_connect(o_seek, "change-value", G_CALLBACK(on_seek), NULL);