diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/gtkutil.h b/src/fe-gtk/gtkutil.h
index e336100c..e89ba3b1 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/gtkutil.h
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/gtkutil.h
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@
 
 typedef void (*filereqcallback) (void *, char *file);
 
+#ifndef HAVE_GTK3
+#if GTK_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
+#define HAVE_GTK3 1
+#else
+#define HAVE_GTK3 0
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #if HAVE_GTK3
 typedef enum
 {
diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/meson.build b/src/fe-gtk/meson.build
index 71b50a17..d870c00e 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/meson.build
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/meson.build
@@ -57,10 +57,12 @@ endif
 
 zoitechat_gtk_deps += gtk_dep
 
-if get_option('gtk3') and host_machine.system() != 'windows'
-  gdk_x11_dep = dependency('gdk-x11-3.0', required: false)
-  if gdk_x11_dep.found()
-    zoitechat_gtk_deps += gdk_x11_dep
+if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
+  if get_option('gtk3')
+    gdk_x11_dep = dependency('gdk-x11-3.0', required: false)
+    if gdk_x11_dep.found()
+      zoitechat_gtk_deps += gdk_x11_dep
+    endif
   endif
 
   x11_dep = dependency('x11', required: false)