diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/FancyLineEdit.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/FancyLineEdit.cpp
index f3080104c6..da4dc7e1a6 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/FancyLineEdit.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/FancyLineEdit.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include <QtGui/QStyle>
 #include <QtGui/QPaintEvent>
 
+#if QT_VERSION >= 0x040600
+
 enum { margin = 6 };
 
 #define ICONBUTTON_HEIGHT 18
@@ -302,4 +304,6 @@ void IconButton::animateShow(bool visible)
 
 }
 
+#endif // QT_VERSION >= 0x040600
+
 #include "moc_FancyLineEdit.cpp"
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/FancyLineEdit.h b/src/frontends/qt4/FancyLineEdit.h
index a3569a8cd0..ec472eed8c 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/FancyLineEdit.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/FancyLineEdit.h
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ class FancyLineEdit : public QLineEdit
 public:
     enum Side {Left = 0, Right = 1};
 
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    void buttonClicked(Side side);
+    void leftButtonClicked();
+    void rightButtonClicked();
+
+#if QT_VERSION >= 0x040600
+public:
     explicit FancyLineEdit(QWidget *parent = 0);
     ~FancyLineEdit();
 
@@ -85,11 +92,6 @@ public:
     void setAutoHideButton(Side side, bool h);
     bool hasAutoHideButton(Side side) const;
 
-Q_SIGNALS:
-	void buttonClicked(Side side);
-    void leftButtonClicked();
-    void rightButtonClicked();
-
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void checkButtons(const QString &);
     void iconClicked();
@@ -103,6 +105,12 @@ private:
 
     FancyLineEditPrivate *m_d;
     QString m_oldText;
+#else
+public:
+	explicit FancyLineEdit(QWidget *parent = 0) 
+		: QLineEdit(parent) 
+	{}
+#endif // QT_VERSION >= 0x040600*/
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/PanelStack.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/PanelStack.cpp
index 1863040bd1..5537ee1562 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/PanelStack.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/PanelStack.cpp
@@ -75,10 +75,12 @@ PanelStack::PanelStack(QWidget * parent)
 	search_->setPlaceholderText(qt_("Search"));
 #endif
 
+#if QT_VERSION >= 0x040600
 	search_->setButtonPixmap(FancyLineEdit::Right, getPixmap("images/", "editclear", "png"));
 	search_->setButtonVisible(FancyLineEdit::Right, true);
 	search_->setButtonToolTip(FancyLineEdit::Right, qt_("Clear text"));
 	search_->setAutoHideButton(FancyLineEdit::Right, true);
+#endif
 	connect(search_, SIGNAL(rightButtonClicked()), this, SLOT(resetSearch()));
 	connect(search_, SIGNAL(textEdited(QString)), this, SLOT(filterChanged(QString)));