diff --git a/evolution-data-server-2.31.3-lower-gtk-version.patch b/evolution-data-server-2.31.3-lower-gtk-version.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fb1fe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/evolution-data-server-2.31.3-lower-gtk-version.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -up evolution-data-server-2.31.3/libedataserverui/gtk-compat.h.lower-version evolution-data-server-2.31.3/libedataserverui/gtk-compat.h
+--- evolution-data-server-2.31.3/libedataserverui/gtk-compat.h.lower-version	2010-06-07 15:28:43.000000000 +0200
++++ evolution-data-server-2.31.3/libedataserverui/gtk-compat.h	2010-06-07 15:30:07.000000000 +0200
+@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
+  * That way it is still possible to build with GTK+ 2.20.
+  */
+ 
+-#if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,21,2)
++#if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,21,1)
+ 
+ #define gdk_drag_context_get_actions(context)          (context)->actions
+ #define gdk_drag_context_get_suggested_action(context) (context)->suggested_action
diff --git a/evolution-data-server.spec b/evolution-data-server.spec
index 1403fc1..35309a6 100644
--- a/evolution-data-server.spec
+++ b/evolution-data-server.spec
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ Obsoletes: evolution-webcal < 2.24.0
 # RH bug #243296
 Patch11: evolution-data-server-1.11.5-fix-64bit-acinclude.patch
 
+# lower gtk+ version requirement for the Gdk sealed properties
+Patch12: evolution-data-server-2.31.3-lower-gtk-version.patch
+
 ### Build Dependencies ###
 
 BuildRequires: GConf2-devel
@@ -120,6 +123,7 @@ This package contains developer documentation for %{name}.
 %setup -q
 
 %patch11 -p1 -b .fix-64bit-acinclude
+%patch12 -p1 -b .lower-gtk-version
 
 mkdir -p krb5-fakeprefix/include
 mkdir -p krb5-fakeprefix/lib