diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/chanview-tree.c b/src/fe-gtk/chanview-tree.c
index 7d4ce157..2ffd2cc5 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/chanview-tree.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/chanview-tree.c
@@ -116,11 +116,17 @@ cv_tree_init (chanview *cv)
 
 	view = gtk_tree_view_new_with_model (GTK_TREE_MODEL (cv->store));
 	gtk_widget_set_name (view, "zoitechat-tree");
-	if (cv->style)
+	if (
+#if HAVE_GTK3
+		cv->font_desc
+#else
+		cv->style
+#endif
+	)
 	{
 #if HAVE_GTK3
 		gtkutil_apply_palette (view, &colors[COL_BG], &colors[COL_FG],
-		                       cv->style->font_desc);
+		                       cv->font_desc);
 #else
 		gtkutil_apply_palette (view, &cv->style->base[GTK_STATE_NORMAL],
 		                       &cv->style->text[GTK_STATE_NORMAL],
diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/chanview.c b/src/fe-gtk/chanview.c
index 2e261c64..b4ded326 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/chanview.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/chanview.c
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ struct _chanview
 	int size;			/* number of channels in view */
 
 	GtkWidget *box;	/* the box we destroy when changing implementations */
+#if HAVE_GTK3
+	PangoFontDescription *font_desc;	/* font used for tree */
+#else
 	InputStyle *style;	/* style used for tree */
+#endif
 	chan *focused;		/* currently focused channel */
 	int trunc_len;
 
@@ -292,14 +296,23 @@ chanview_box_destroy_cb (GtkWidget *box, chanview *cv)
 
 chanview *
 chanview_new (int type, int trunc_len, gboolean sort, gboolean use_icons,
-				  InputStyle *style)
+#if HAVE_GTK3
+				  PangoFontDescription *font_desc
+#else
+				  InputStyle *style
+#endif
+)
 {
 	chanview *cv;
 
 	cv = g_new0 (chanview, 1);
 	cv->store = gtk_tree_store_new (4, G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_POINTER,
 											  PANGO_TYPE_ATTR_LIST, GDK_TYPE_PIXBUF);
+#if HAVE_GTK3
+	cv->font_desc = font_desc;
+#else
 	cv->style = style;
+#endif
 #if HAVE_GTK3
 	cv->box = gtk_box_new (GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 0);
 #elif !HAVE_GTK3
diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/chanview.h b/src/fe-gtk/chanview.h
index dd91d1a7..9b597a1a 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/chanview.h
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/chanview.h
@@ -25,7 +25,13 @@
 typedef struct _chanview chanview;
 typedef struct _chan chan;
 
-chanview *chanview_new (int type, int trunc_len, gboolean sort, gboolean use_icons, InputStyle *style);
+chanview *chanview_new (int type, int trunc_len, gboolean sort, gboolean use_icons,
+#if HAVE_GTK3
+						PangoFontDescription *font_desc
+#else
+						InputStyle *style
+#endif
+);
 void chanview_set_callbacks (chanview *cv,
 	void (*cb_focus) (chanview *, chan *, int tag, void *userdata),
 	void (*cb_xbutton) (chanview *, chan *, int tag, void *userdata),
diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/maingui.c b/src/fe-gtk/maingui.c
index d15a3ff5..af5743d6 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/maingui.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/maingui.c
@@ -3709,7 +3709,12 @@ mg_create_tabs (session_gui *gui)
 
         gui->chanview = chanview_new (prefs.hex_gui_tab_layout, prefs.hex_gui_tab_trunc,
                                                                                         prefs.hex_gui_tab_sort, use_icons,
-                                                                                        prefs.hex_gui_ulist_style ? input_style : NULL);
+#if HAVE_GTK3
+                                                                                        prefs.hex_gui_ulist_style && input_style ? input_style->font_desc : NULL
+#else
+                                                                                        prefs.hex_gui_ulist_style ? input_style : NULL
+#endif
+        );
         chanview_set_callbacks (gui->chanview, mg_switch_tab_cb, mg_xbutton_cb,
                                                                         mg_tab_contextmenu_cb, (void *)mg_tabs_compare);
         mg_place_userlist_and_chanview (gui);