diff --git a/plug-ins/script-fu/scripts/mkbrush.scm b/plug-ins/script-fu/scripts/mkbrush.scm
index 9bc21c5913..3ac243a142 100644
--- a/plug-ins/script-fu/scripts/mkbrush.scm
+++ b/plug-ins/script-fu/scripts/mkbrush.scm
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     (gimp-context-pop)
 
     (gimp-brushes-refresh)
-    (gimp-context-set-brush name)
+    (gimp-context-set-brush (car (gimp-brush-get-by-name name)))
   )
 )
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
     (gimp-context-pop)
 
     (gimp-brushes-refresh)
-    (gimp-context-set-brush name)
+    (gimp-context-set-brush (car (gimp-brush-get-by-name name)))
   )
 )
 
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
     (gimp-context-pop)
 
     (gimp-brushes-refresh)
-    (gimp-context-set-brush name)
+    (gimp-context-set-brush (car (gimp-brush-get-by-name name)))
   )
 )
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
     (gimp-context-pop)
 
     (gimp-brushes-refresh)
-    (gimp-context-set-brush name)
+    (gimp-context-set-brush (car (gimp-brush-get-by-name name)))
   )
 )
 
diff --git a/plug-ins/script-fu/scripts/paste-as-brush.scm b/plug-ins/script-fu/scripts/paste-as-brush.scm
index cf709bf6fb..7c9b79c7c1 100644
--- a/plug-ins/script-fu/scripts/paste-as-brush.scm
+++ b/plug-ins/script-fu/scripts/paste-as-brush.scm
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         (gimp-image-delete brush-image)
 
         (gimp-brushes-refresh)
-        (gimp-context-set-brush name)
+        (gimp-context-set-brush (car (gimp-brush-get-by-name name)))
       )
       (gimp-message _"There is no image data in the clipboard to paste.")
     )
diff --git a/plug-ins/script-fu/scripts/paste-as-pattern.scm b/plug-ins/script-fu/scripts/paste-as-pattern.scm
index 6f9ea20097..327d484552 100644
--- a/plug-ins/script-fu/scripts/paste-as-pattern.scm
+++ b/plug-ins/script-fu/scripts/paste-as-pattern.scm
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         (gimp-image-delete pattern-image)
 
         (gimp-patterns-refresh)
-        (gimp-context-set-pattern name)
+        (gimp-context-set-pattern (car (gimp-pattern-get-by-name name)))
       )
       (gimp-message _"There is no image data in the clipboard to paste.")
     )