diff --git a/desmume/src/gtk/Makefile.am b/desmume/src/gtk/Makefile.am
index 8e06efaa7..e2fc3780b 100644
--- a/desmume/src/gtk/Makefile.am
+++ b/desmume/src/gtk/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 bin_PROGRAMS = desmume
-desmume_SOURCES = main.c desmume.c dToolsList.c tools/ioregsView.c ../sndsdl.c
+desmume_SOURCES = gtk-compat.c gtk-compat.h main.c desmume.c dToolsList.c tools/ioregsView.c ../sndsdl.c
 desmume_LDADD = ../libdesmume.a $(SDL_LIBS) $(GTK_LIBS)
 desmume_CFLAGS = $(SDL_CFLAGS) $(GTK_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/desmume/src/gtk/gtk-compat.c b/desmume/src/gtk/gtk-compat.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eba86609c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desmume/src/gtk/gtk-compat.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*  Copyright 2006 Guillaume Duhamel
+
+    This file is part of DeSmuME.
+
+    DeSmuME is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    DeSmuME is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with DeSmuME; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+*/
+
+#include "gtk-compat.h"
+
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2, 8, 0)
+gboolean g_file_set_contents(const gchar * filename, const gchar * contents, gssize len, GError ** error) {
+	FILE * file = fopen(filename, "w");
+
+	if (len == -1)
+		fprintf(file, "%s", contents);
+	else
+		fwrite(contents, 1, len, file);
+
+	fclose(file);
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/desmume/src/gtk/gtk-compat.h b/desmume/src/gtk/gtk-compat.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ffc70e830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desmume/src/gtk/gtk-compat.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*  Copyright 2006 Guillaume Duhamel
+
+    This file is part of DeSmuME.
+
+    DeSmuME is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    DeSmuME is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with DeSmuME; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+*/
+
+#ifndef YUI_GTK_COMPAT_H
+#define YUI_GTK_COMPAT_H
+
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+
+#if ((GLIB_MAJOR_VERSION < 2) || ((GLIB_MAJOR_VERSION == 2) && (GLIB_MINOR_VERSION < 8)))
+gboolean g_file_set_contents(const gchar *, const gchar *, gssize, GError **);
+#endif
+
+#endif