diff --git a/include/wx/dfb/wrapdfb.h b/include/wx/dfb/wrapdfb.h
index 292b83d39e..30faa3b11e 100644
--- a/include/wx/dfb/wrapdfb.h
+++ b/include/wx/dfb/wrapdfb.h
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
 #include "wx/vidmode.h"
 
 #include <directfb.h>
+#include <directfb_version.h>
+
+// DFB < 1.0 didn't have u8 type, only __u8
+#if DIRECTFB_MAJOR_VERSION == 0
+typedef __u8 u8;
+#endif
+
 
 wxDFB_DECLARE_INTERFACE(IDirectFB);
 wxDFB_DECLARE_INTERFACE(IDirectFBDisplayLayer);