diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e4e823ee2f..f06bd5f21f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2000-10-30  Jean-Marc Lasgouttes  <Jean-Marc.Lasgouttes@inria.fr>
+
+	* src/minibuffer.C: fix for older compilers
+
 2000-10-30  Juergen Vigna  <jug@sad.it>
 
 	* src/insets/insettext.C (InsertInset): fixed this as the cursor
diff --git a/src/minibuffer.C b/src/minibuffer.C
index 9fd95df6a8..8128a6b218 100644
--- a/src/minibuffer.C
+++ b/src/minibuffer.C
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@
 #include "buffer.h"
 
 using std::endl;
+
+#ifdef SIGC_CXX_NAMESPACES
 using SigC::slot;
+#endif
 
 extern bool keyseqUncomplete();
 extern string keyseqOptions(int l = 190);