diff --git a/src/gui_gtk_x11.c b/src/gui_gtk_x11.c
index 620c892..eabc628 100644
--- a/src/gui_gtk_x11.c
+++ b/src/gui_gtk_x11.c
@@ -815,7 +815,11 @@ gui_gtk_is_blink_on(void)
     int
 gui_mch_is_blinking(void)
 {
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3,0,0)
+    return blink_mode != FALSE;
+#else
     return blink_state != BLINK_NONE;
+#endif
 }
 
     void