diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/xtext.c b/src/fe-gtk/xtext.c
index d797e5ff..5a83062b 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/xtext.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/xtext.c
@@ -999,7 +999,11 @@ gtk_xtext_realize (GtkWidget * widget)
 
 	gdk_window_set_user_data (widget->window, widget);
 
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,24,0)
 	xtext->depth = gdk_window_get_visual (widget->window)->depth;
+#else
+	xtext->depth = gdk_drawable_get_visual (widget->window)->depth;
+#endif
 
 	val.subwindow_mode = GDK_INCLUDE_INFERIORS;
 	val.graphics_exposures = 0;