diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiSpellchecker.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiSpellchecker.cpp
index a7147ce562..9ecb5571d2 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiSpellchecker.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiSpellchecker.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,11 @@ struct SpellcheckerWidget::Private
 
 
 SpellcheckerWidget::SpellcheckerWidget(GuiView * gv, QWidget * parent)
+#if QT_VERSION >= 0x040600
 	: QTabWidget(parent), d(new Private(this))
+#else
+	: QWidget(parent), d(new Private(this))
+#endif
 {
 	d->ui.setupUi(this);
 	d->gv_ = gv;
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiSpellchecker.h b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiSpellchecker.h
index 9a42ba687b..3445326b33 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiSpellchecker.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiSpellchecker.h
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ class docstring_list;
 
 namespace frontend {
 
+#if QT_VERSION >= 0x040600
 class SpellcheckerWidget : public QTabWidget
+#else
+class SpellcheckerWidget : public QWidget
+#endif
 {
 	Q_OBJECT