diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 920f4664f8..ccaea01ab4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ AC_SUBST(GSTPB_PREFIX)
 
 dnl GTK is optional and used in examples
 HAVE_GTK=NO
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GTK, gtk+-x11-2.0 >= 2.12.0, HAVE_GTK=yes, HAVE_GTK=no)
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GTK, gtk+-x11-3.0, HAVE_GTK=yes,
+    [PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GTK, gtk+-x11-2.0 >= 2.12.0, HAVE_GTK=yes,HAVE_GTK=no)])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_GTK, test "x$HAVE_GTK" = "xyes")
 
 dnl Needed for GtkBuilder to autoconnect signals