diff --git a/src/gtk/mimetype.cpp b/src/gtk/mimetype.cpp
index 33b5797516..000d44632d 100644
--- a/src/gtk/mimetype.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/mimetype.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
 wxString wxGTKMimeTypesManagerImpl::GetIconFromMimeType(const wxString& mime)
 {
     wxString icon;
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,14,0)
+#ifndef __WXGTK3__
+    if (gtk_check_version(2,14,0))
+        return icon;
+#endif
     wxGtkString type(g_content_type_from_mime_type(mime.utf8_str()));
 
     wxGtkObject<GIcon> gicon(g_content_type_get_icon(type));
@@ -50,7 +55,7 @@ wxString wxGTKMimeTypesManagerImpl::GetIconFromMimeType(const wxString& mime)
         gtk_icon_info_free(giconinfo);
         wxGCC_WARNING_RESTORE()
     }
-
+#endif // GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,14,0)
     return icon;
 }