diff --git a/src/gtk/settings.cpp b/src/gtk/settings.cpp
index aa8a30741e..3063f4fcaf 100644
--- a/src/gtk/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/settings.cpp
@@ -87,10 +87,11 @@ static GtkWidget* ButtonWidget()
     return s_widget;
 }
 
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,10,0)
 static GtkWidget* LinkButtonWidget()
 {
     static GtkWidget *s_widget;
-    if (s_widget == NULL)
+    if (s_widget == NULL && wx_is_at_least_gtk2(10))
     {
         s_widget = gtk_link_button_new("http://test.com");
         g_object_add_weak_pointer(G_OBJECT(s_widget), (void**)&s_widget);
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ static GtkWidget* LinkButtonWidget()
     }
     return s_widget;
 }
+#endif // GTK 2.10+
 
 static GtkWidget* ListWidget()
 {
@@ -636,14 +638,16 @@ static const GtkStyle* ButtonStyle()
     return gtk_widget_get_style(ButtonWidget());
 }
 
-static const wxColor LinkButtonStyle()
+static const wxColor LinkButtonColor()
 {
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,10,0)
     GdkColor *link_color = NULL;
     gtk_widget_style_get(LinkButtonWidget(), "link-color", &link_color, NULL);
     if (link_color)
         return wxColor(*link_color);
-    else
-        return *wxBLUE;
+#endif // GTK 2.10+
+
+    return *wxBLUE;
 }
 
 static const GtkStyle* ListStyle()
@@ -771,7 +775,7 @@ wxColour wxSystemSettingsNative::GetColour( wxSystemColour index )
             break;
 
         case wxSYS_COLOUR_HOTLIGHT:
-            color = LinkButtonStyle();
+            color = LinkButtonColor();
             break;
 
         case wxSYS_COLOUR_MAX: