diff --git a/plugins/gtkgui/dialogs.py b/plugins/gtkgui/dialogs.py
index 3f2638fd87f0aa52eab84cf2da318319ab98de9b..f195fe972890cd7a042252255cf9aa5f6b782e64 100644
--- a/plugins/gtkgui/dialogs.py
+++ b/plugins/gtkgui/dialogs.py
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ class add_contact_window:
 class About_dialog:
 	"""Class for about dialog"""
 	def __init__(self, plugin):
-		if gtk.check_version(2, 6, 0):
+		if gtk.pygtk_version >= (2, 6, 0):
 			return
 		self.plugin = plugin
 		#xml.get_widget('logo_image').set_from_file('plugins/gtkgui/pixmaps/logo.png')
diff --git a/plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.py b/plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.py
index 309aa321213ab7e8a9a8a42ea6f509f8ab3a9e6c..533fe7796fa3dea10eeb5621ceacd032f19af2cc 100644
--- a/plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.py
+++ b/plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.py
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ class plugin:
 
 	def __init__(self, quIN, quOUT):
 		gtk.gdk.threads_init()
-		if not gtk.check_version(2, 6, 0):
+		if gtk.pygtk_version >= (2, 6, 0):
 			gtk.about_dialog_set_email_hook(self.on_launch_browser_mailer, 'mail')
 			gtk.about_dialog_set_url_hook(self.on_launch_browser_mailer, 'url')
 		self.queueIN = quIN