diff --git a/kerry/src/kcm/status.cpp b/kerry/src/kcm/status.cpp
index 0e4ba9a..dfef642 100644
--- a/kerry/src/kcm/status.cpp
+++ b/kerry/src/kcm/status.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ KCMBeagleStatus::KCMBeagleStatus(TQWidget *parent, const char * )
     pb_refresh = new KPushButton (i18n("Refresh Status"), footer_box);
     connect (pb_refresh, TQT_SIGNAL (clicked()), this, TQT_SLOT (refreshStatus ()) );
 
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION( 2,36,0 )
     g_type_init ();
+#endif
     refreshStatus ();
 
     load();
diff --git a/kerry/src/searchdlg.cpp b/kerry/src/searchdlg.cpp
index 32eabb0..25e428b 100644
--- a/kerry/src/searchdlg.cpp
+++ b/kerry/src/searchdlg.cpp
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@ SearchDlg::SearchDlg(TQWidget *parent, const char *name)
 static TQLabel* switchLabel[switchLabelCount] = {showEverything, showApplications, showContacts, showDocuments,
                                   showConversations, showImages, showMedia, showWebPages, showFilePathName, sortByType, sortByDate, sortByName, sortByRelevance, showAnyDate, showToday, showSinceYesterday, showThisWeek, 
                                   showThisMonth, showThisYear};
-
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION( 2,36,0 )
   g_type_init();
+#endif
   beagle_search = NULL;
   editSearch->setMaxCount(MAX_HISTORY_ITEMS);
   editSearch->setDuplicatesEnabled(false);