diff -r 46c34a4f99df -r eb604c9feee9 pidgin/gtkprefs.c
--- a/pidgin/gtkprefs.c	Mon Jan 26 06:04:01 2009 +0000
+++ b/pidgin/gtkprefs.c	Fri Jan 30 18:21:16 2009 +0000
@@ -1412,8 +1412,10 @@
 		gtk_label_set_mnemonic_widget(GTK_LABEL(label), entry);
 		gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), entry, 3, 4, 1, 2, GTK_FILL , 0, 0, 0);
 		gtk_entry_set_visibility(GTK_ENTRY(entry), FALSE);
+#if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,16,0)
 		if (gtk_entry_get_invisible_char(GTK_ENTRY(entry)) == '*')
 			gtk_entry_set_invisible_char(GTK_ENTRY(entry), PIDGIN_INVISIBLE_CHAR);
+#endif /* Less than GTK+ 2.16 */
 		g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(entry), "changed",
 				 G_CALLBACK(proxy_print_option), (void *)PROXYPASS);