2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 544c3f612c..dcaa67c6d3 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1645,7 +1645,7 @@ fi
 
 if test "$gtk" != "no"; then
     if $pkg_config --exists 'gtk+-2.0 >= 2.18.0' && \
-       $pkg_config --exists 'vte >= 0.26.0'; then
+       $pkg_config --exists 'vte >= 0.24.0'; then
 	gtk_cflags=`$pkg_config --cflags gtk+-2.0 2>/dev/null`
 	gtk_libs=`$pkg_config --libs gtk+-2.0 2>/dev/null`
 	vte_cflags=`$pkg_config --cflags vte 2>/dev/null`
diff --git a/ui/gtk.c b/ui/gtk.c
index 008a6f8aef..bc8bdfd6b2 100644
--- a/ui/gtk.c
+++ b/ui/gtk.c
@@ -868,7 +868,9 @@ static GSList *gd_vc_init(GtkDisplayState *s, VirtualConsole *vc, int index, GSL
     const char *label;
     char buffer[32];
     char path[32];
+#if VTE_CHECK_VERSION(0, 26, 0)
     VtePty *pty;
+#endif
     GIOChannel *chan;
     GtkWidget *scrolled_window;
     GtkAdjustment *vadjustment;
@@ -901,9 +903,12 @@ static GSList *gd_vc_init(GtkDisplayState *s, VirtualConsole *vc, int index, GSL
     cfmakeraw(&tty);
     tcsetattr(slave_fd, TCSAFLUSH, &tty);
 
+#if VTE_CHECK_VERSION(0, 26, 0)
     pty = vte_pty_new_foreign(master_fd, NULL);
-
     vte_terminal_set_pty_object(VTE_TERMINAL(vc->terminal), pty);
+#else
+    vte_terminal_set_pty(VTE_TERMINAL(vc->terminal), master_fd);
+#endif
 
     vte_terminal_set_scrollback_lines(VTE_TERMINAL(vc->terminal), -1);