diff --git a/src/gtk/toplevel.cpp b/src/gtk/toplevel.cpp
index f626296985..a622a7e248 100644
--- a/src/gtk/toplevel.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/toplevel.cpp
@@ -447,10 +447,11 @@ bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::Create( wxWindow *parent,
         else
         {
             m_widget = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
-        
+#ifdef __WXGTK20__        
             if (style & wxFRAME_TOOL_WINDOW)
                 gtk_window_set_type_hint(GTK_WINDOW(m_widget),
                                          GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_UTILITY);
+#endif
 
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/gtk1/toplevel.cpp b/src/gtk1/toplevel.cpp
index f626296985..a622a7e248 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/toplevel.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/toplevel.cpp
@@ -447,10 +447,11 @@ bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::Create( wxWindow *parent,
         else
         {
             m_widget = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
-        
+#ifdef __WXGTK20__        
             if (style & wxFRAME_TOOL_WINDOW)
                 gtk_window_set_type_hint(GTK_WINDOW(m_widget),
                                          GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_UTILITY);
+#endif
 
         }
     }