diff --git a/FL/Fl_Printer.H b/FL/Fl_Printer.H
index d9a51e3f8..66ae5e677 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_Printer.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_Printer.H
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 //     http://www.fltk.org/str.php
 //
 /** \file Fl_Printer.H 
- \brief declaration of class Fl_Printer.
+ \brief declaration of classes Fl_Printer, Fl_System_Printer and Fl_PostScript_Printer.
  */
 
 #ifndef Fl_Printer_H
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class Fl_PostScript_Printer : public Fl_PostScript_File_Device {
   friend class Fl_Printer;
 protected:
   /** \brief The constructor */
-  Fl_PostScript_Printer(void) {};
+  Fl_PostScript_Printer(void) {class_name(class_id);};
 public:
   static const char *class_id;
   int start_job(int pages, int *firstpage = NULL, int *lastpage = NULL);
diff --git a/src/Fl_Printer.cxx b/src/Fl_Printer.cxx
index 3ed78a826..b4fb0d99d 100644
--- a/src/Fl_Printer.cxx
+++ b/src/Fl_Printer.cxx
@@ -77,10 +77,11 @@ const char *Fl_Printer::property_save = "Save";
 const char *Fl_Printer::property_cancel = "Cancel";
 
 const char *Fl_Printer::class_id = "Fl_Printer";
-#if defined(__APPLE__) || defined(WIN32)
-const char *Fl_System_Printer::class_id = "Fl_Printer";
-#elif !defined(FL_DOXYGEN)
-const char *Fl_PostScript_Printer::class_id = "Fl_Printer";
+#if defined(__APPLE__) || defined(WIN32) || defined(FL_DOXYGEN)
+const char *Fl_System_Printer::class_id = Fl_Printer::class_id;
+#endif
+#if !( defined(__APPLE__) || defined(WIN32) )
+const char *Fl_PostScript_Printer::class_id = Fl_Printer::class_id;
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__APPLE__) || defined(WIN32)
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ Fl_Printer::Fl_Printer(void) {
 #else
   printer = new Fl_PostScript_Printer();
 #endif
+  class_name(class_id);
 }
 
 int Fl_Printer::start_job(int pagecount, int *frompage, int *topage)