diff --git a/src/generic/graphicc.cpp b/src/generic/graphicc.cpp
index 2d715e8ccf..b65458a5b6 100644
--- a/src/generic/graphicc.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/graphicc.cpp
@@ -1317,8 +1317,12 @@ wxCairoBitmapData::wxCairoBitmapData( wxGraphicsRenderer* renderer, cairo_surfac
     m_surface = bitmap;
     m_pattern = cairo_pattern_create_for_surface(m_surface);
 
-    m_width = cairo_image_surface_get_width(m_surface);
-    m_height = cairo_image_surface_get_height(m_surface);
+#if CAIRO_VERSION >= CAIRO_VERSION_ENCODE(1,11,0)
+    if ( cairo_version() >= CAIRO_VERSION_ENCODE(1, 11, 0) )
+        m_width = cairo_image_surface_get_width(m_surface);
+        m_height = cairo_image_surface_get_height(m_surface);
+    }
+#endif
     m_buffer = NULL;
 }