--- a/keyring.impl/src/org/netbeans/modules/keyring/gnome/GnomeKeyringLibrary.java	
+++ a/keyring.impl/src/org/netbeans/modules/keyring/gnome/GnomeKeyringLibrary.java	
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ 
             String display_name,
             /*GnomeKeyringAttributeList*/Pointer attributes,
             String secret,
-            boolean update_if_exists,
+            int update_if_exists,
             int[] item_id);
 
     int gnome_keyring_item_delete_sync(
--- a/keyring.impl/src/org/netbeans/modules/keyring/gnome/GnomeProvider.java	
+++ a/keyring.impl/src/org/netbeans/modules/keyring/gnome/GnomeProvider.java	
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ 
             LIBRARY.gnome_keyring_attribute_list_append_string(attributes, KEY, key);
             int[] item_id = new int[1];
             error(GnomeKeyringLibrary.LIBRARY.gnome_keyring_item_create_sync(
-                    null, GNOME_KEYRING_ITEM_GENERIC_SECRET, description != null ? description : key, attributes, new String(password), true, item_id));
+                    null, GNOME_KEYRING_ITEM_GENERIC_SECRET, description != null ? description : key, attributes, new String(password), 1, item_id));
         } finally {
             LIBRARY.gnome_keyring_attribute_list_free(attributes);
         }