diff --git a/rtgui/options.cc b/rtgui/options.cc
index 69e5c4bc9..031678ddd 100644
--- a/rtgui/options.cc
+++ b/rtgui/options.cc
@@ -1366,7 +1366,7 @@ void Options::readFromFile (Glib::ustring fname)
                     FileBrowserToolbarSingleRow = keyFile.get_boolean ("GUI", "FileBrowserToolbarSingleRow");
                 }
 
-#ifdef __linux__
+#if defined(__linux__) && ((GTK_MAJOR_VERSION == 3 && GTK_MINOR_VERSION > 18) || GTK_MAJOR_VERSION > 3)
                 // Cannot scroll toolbox with mousewheel when HideTPVScrollbar=true #3413
                 hideTPVScrollbar = false;
 #else
diff --git a/rtgui/preferences.cc b/rtgui/preferences.cc
index ac3f4991c..cfa10265b 100644
--- a/rtgui/preferences.cc
+++ b/rtgui/preferences.cc
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ Gtk::Widget* Preferences::getGeneralPanel ()
     setExpandAlignProperties (hb4label, false, false, Gtk::ALIGN_START, Gtk::ALIGN_BASELINE);
     ckbHideTPVScrollbar = Gtk::manage ( new Gtk::CheckButton (M ("PREFERENCES_TP_VSCROLLBAR")) );
     setExpandAlignProperties (ckbHideTPVScrollbar, false, false, Gtk::ALIGN_START, Gtk::ALIGN_BASELINE);
-#ifdef __linux__
+#if defined(__linux__) && ((GTK_MAJOR_VERSION == 3 && GTK_MINOR_VERSION > 18) || GTK_MAJOR_VERSION > 3)
     // Cannot scroll toolbox with mousewheel when HideTPVScrollbar=true #3413
     ckbHideTPVScrollbar->set_active(false);
     ckbHideTPVScrollbar->set_sensitive(false);