diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/rec_info_box.cc b/gtk2_ardour/rec_info_box.cc
index 98a08f879f..3d1cfd3951 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/rec_info_box.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/rec_info_box.cc
@@ -168,6 +168,12 @@ DurationInfoBox::render (Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> const& cr, cairo_rectangl
 	_layout_value->show_in_cairo_context (cr);
 }
 
+void
+DurationInfoBox::update ()
+{
+	RecInfoBox::update ();
+}
+
 /* ****************************************************************************/
 
 void
@@ -246,6 +252,12 @@ XrunInfoBox::render (Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> const& cr, cairo_rectangle_t*
 	_layout_value->show_in_cairo_context (cr);
 }
 
+void
+XrunInfoBox::update ()
+{
+	RecInfoBox::update ();
+}
+
 /* ****************************************************************************/
 
 void
@@ -363,3 +375,9 @@ RemainInfoBox::render (Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> const& cr, cairo_rectangle_
 	cr->move_to (.5 * (ww - w), hh - 4 - h);
 	_layout_value->show_in_cairo_context (cr);
 }
+
+void
+RemainInfoBox::update ()
+{
+	RecInfoBox::update ();
+}
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/rec_info_box.h b/gtk2_ardour/rec_info_box.h
index 7d16401f53..3fdcf312eb 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/rec_info_box.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/rec_info_box.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public:
 protected:
 	void render (Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> const&, cairo_rectangle_t*);
 	void dpi_reset ();
+	virtual void update ();
 
 private:
 	void rec_state_changed ();
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ class XrunInfoBox : public RecInfoBox
 {
 public:
 	virtual void set_session (ARDOUR::Session*);
+	virtual void update ();
 
 protected:
 	void render (Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> const&, cairo_rectangle_t*);
@@ -81,6 +83,8 @@ public:
 protected:
 	void render (Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> const&, cairo_rectangle_t*);
 	void dpi_reset ();
+	virtual void update ();
+
 private:
 	void count_recenabled_streams (ARDOUR::Route&);
 	uint32_t         _rec_enabled_streams;