diff -r 1ea2edfac5e9 -r a6493d38dc28 pidgin/gtkwhiteboard.c
--- a/pidgin/gtkwhiteboard.c	Tue Aug 14 23:30:10 2012 -0400
+++ b/pidgin/gtkwhiteboard.c	Wed Aug 15 03:12:27 2012 -0400
@@ -491,7 +491,12 @@
 	GList *draw_list = purple_whiteboard_get_draw_list(wb);
 
 	if(event->is_hint)
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3,0,0)
+		gdk_window_get_device_position(event->window, event->device, &x, &y,
+		                               &state);
+#else
 		gdk_window_get_pointer(event->window, &x, &y, &state);
+#endif
 	else
 	{
 		x = event->x;