diff --git a/unix/gtkmisc.c b/unix/gtkmisc.c
index cbcc1af5..d3619e2d 100644
--- a/unix/gtkmisc.c
+++ b/unix/gtkmisc.c
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ void align_label_left(GtkLabel *label)
 {
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3,16,0)
     gtk_label_set_xalign(label, 0.0);
+#elif GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3,14,0)
+    gtk_widget_set_halign(GTK_WIDGET(label), GTK_ALIGN_START);
 #else
     gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0.0, 0.0);
 #endif