diff --git a/vcl/unx/gtk/gdi/salnativewidgets-gtk.cxx b/vcl/unx/gtk/gdi/salnativewidgets-gtk.cxx
index 686c784..d6ebca3 100644
--- a/vcl/unx/gtk/gdi/salnativewidgets-gtk.cxx
+++ b/vcl/unx/gtk/gdi/salnativewidgets-gtk.cxx
@@ -1052,12 +1052,17 @@ sal_Bool GtkSalGraphics::getNativeControlRegion(  ControlType nType,
             gint arrow_size;
             gint arrow_extent;
             guint horizontal_padding;
-            gfloat arrow_scaling;
+            gfloat arrow_scaling = 0.5; // Sane default for early GTK versions
 
             gtk_widget_style_get( widget,
                                   "horizontal-padding", &horizontal_padding,
-                                  "arrow-scaling", &arrow_scaling,
                                   NULL );
+            if ( ! gtk_check_version( 2, 15, 0 ) ) // No arrow scaling until 2.15.0, avoid warning
+            {
+                gtk_widget_style_get( widget,
+                                      "arrow-scaling", &arrow_scaling,
+                                      NULL );
+            }
 
             child = GTK_BIN( widget )->child;