diff --git a/config/spell.m4 b/config/spell.m4
index 8185939c42..5810f17eed 100644
--- a/config/spell.m4
+++ b/config/spell.m4
@@ -23,7 +23,21 @@ AC_DEFUN([CHECK_WITH_ASPELL],
 	fi
 	])
 
-# Macro to add for using enchant spellchecker libraries!     -*- sh -*-
+AC_DEFUN([LYX_HAVE_ENCHANT2],
+[
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether enchant is version 2.x at least])
+  save_CXXFLAGS=$CXXFLAGS
+  CXXFLAGS="$ENCHANT_CFLAGS $AM_CXXFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
+
+  AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <enchant++.h>],
+      [enchant::Broker broker;],
+      [AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+       AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ENCHANT2, 1, [Define to 1 if enchant 2.x is detected])
+      ],
+      [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)])
+  CXXFLAGS=$save_CXXFLAGS
+])
+
 AC_DEFUN([CHECK_WITH_ENCHANT],
 [
 	lyx_use_enchant=true
@@ -36,6 +50,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([CHECK_WITH_ENCHANT],
 		if $lyx_use_enchant ; then
 		    AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		    AC_DEFINE(USE_ENCHANT, 1, [Define as 1 to use the enchant library])
+		    LYX_HAVE_ENCHANT2
 		    lyx_flags="$lyx_flags use-enchant"
 		else
 		    AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
diff --git a/development/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/development/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index f09ba8bd92..d2695b041a 100644
--- a/development/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/development/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -195,6 +195,24 @@ check_cxx_source_compiles(
   "
 LYX_USE_STD_CALL_ONCE)
 
+if (ENCHANT_FOUND)
+  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${ENCHANT_INCLUDE_DIR})
+  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${ENCHANT_LIBRARY})
+  # Check, whether enchant is version 2.x at least
+  check_cxx_source_compiles(
+    "
+    #include <enchant++.h>
+    enchant::Broker broker;
+    int main() {
+      return(0);
+    }
+    "
+  HAVE_ENCHANT2)
+  if (HAVE_ENCHANT2)
+    message(STATUS "ENCHANT2 found")
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 set(USE_LLVM_LIBCPP)
 set(STD_STRING_USES_COW)
 set(USE_GLIBCXX_CXX11_ABI)
diff --git a/development/cmake/config.h.cmake b/development/cmake/config.h.cmake
index 7fac0b00b5..fd08c45587 100644
--- a/development/cmake/config.h.cmake
+++ b/development/cmake/config.h.cmake
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ ${Include_used_spellchecker}
 // Define to 1 if std::call_once is supported by the compiler
 #cmakedefine LYX_USE_STD_CALL_ONCE 1
 
+// Define to 1 if enchant is version 2.x at least
+#cmakedefine HAVE_ENCHANT2 1
+
 #endif // config.h guard
 
 #define MYTHES_H_LOCATION <${MYTHES_DIR}/mythes.hxx>
diff --git a/src/EnchantChecker.cpp b/src/EnchantChecker.cpp
index 5ef399a24a..47eb35e52e 100644
--- a/src/EnchantChecker.cpp
+++ b/src/EnchantChecker.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@ namespace lyx {
 
 namespace {
 
+enchant::Broker & broker()
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_ENCHANT2
+	static enchant::Broker thebroker;
+	return thebroker;
+#else
+	return *enchant::Broker::instance();
+#endif
+}
+
+
 struct Speller {
 	enchant::Dict * speller;
 };
@@ -68,12 +79,11 @@ EnchantChecker::Private::~Private()
 
 enchant::Dict * EnchantChecker::Private::addSpeller(string const & lang)
 {
-	enchant::Broker * instance = enchant::Broker::instance();
 	Speller m;
 
 	try {
 		LYXERR(Debug::FILES, "request enchant speller for language " << lang);
-		m.speller = instance->request_dict(lang);
+		m.speller = broker().request_dict(lang);
 	}
 	catch (enchant::Exception & e) {
 		// FIXME error handling?
@@ -186,8 +196,7 @@ bool EnchantChecker::hasDictionary(Language const * lang) const
 {
 	if (!lang)
 		return false;
-	enchant::Broker * instance = enchant::Broker::instance();
-	return (instance->dict_exists(lang->code()));
+	return broker().dict_exists(lang->code());
 }