diff --git a/docs/CHANGES.txt b/docs/CHANGES.txt
index e56fdb4b4..ae8a1f401 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/docs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/
   * Added larger screen size support: 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1400x1050, 1600x1200
     TOYAMA Shin-ichi <shin1@wmail.plala.or.jp>
 
+  * Fixed to compile on old GLIBC system (such as RedHat-6.2)
+    TOYAMA Shin-ichi <shin1@wmail.plala.or.jp>
+
 
 2004.September.28 (0.9.14)
   * New Features:
diff --git a/src/tuxpaint.c b/src/tuxpaint.c
index 177d86c95..37959be50 100644
--- a/src/tuxpaint.c
+++ b/src/tuxpaint.c
@@ -4856,7 +4856,11 @@ void setup(int argc, char * argv[])
     }
  
   bindtextdomain("tuxpaint", LOCALEDIR);
+  
+  /* Old version of glibc does not have bind_textdomain_codeset() */
+#if defined __GLIBC__ && __GLIBC__ == 2 && __GLIBC_MINOR__ >=2 || __GLIBC__ > 2
   bind_textdomain_codeset("tuxpaint", "UTF-8");
+#endif
 
   textdomain("tuxpaint");