diff --git a/src/gtk/window.cpp b/src/gtk/window.cpp
index a6d5457225..ab35ae0f20 100644
--- a/src/gtk/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/window.cpp
@@ -1537,7 +1537,8 @@ static gint gtk_window_button_press_callback( GtkWidget *widget,
 
     wxEventType event_type = wxEVT_NULL;
 
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
+    // GdkDisplay is a GTK+ 2.1.0 thing
+#if defined(__WXGTK20__) && GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2, 1, 0)
     if ( gdk_event->type == GDK_2BUTTON_PRESS &&
             gdk_event->button >= 1 && gdk_event->button <= 3 )
     {
diff --git a/src/gtk1/window.cpp b/src/gtk1/window.cpp
index a6d5457225..ab35ae0f20 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/window.cpp
@@ -1537,7 +1537,8 @@ static gint gtk_window_button_press_callback( GtkWidget *widget,
 
     wxEventType event_type = wxEVT_NULL;
 
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
+    // GdkDisplay is a GTK+ 2.1.0 thing
+#if defined(__WXGTK20__) && GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2, 1, 0)
     if ( gdk_event->type == GDK_2BUTTON_PRESS &&
             gdk_event->button >= 1 && gdk_event->button <= 3 )
     {