diff --git a/src/motif/descrip.mms b/src/motif/descrip.mms
index b872442739..6e86386049 100644
--- a/src/motif/descrip.mms
+++ b/src/motif/descrip.mms
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ OBJECTS = \
 		toplevel.obj,\
 		timer.obj,\
 		toolbar.obj,\
+		utils.obj,\
 		window.obj
 
 SOURCES = \
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ SOURCES = \
 		toplevel.cpp,\
 		timer.cpp,\
 		toolbar.cpp,\
+		utils.cpp,\
 		window.cpp,\
 		[.xmcombo]xmcombo.c\
 
@@ -190,4 +192,5 @@ textctrl.obj : textctrl.cpp
 toplevel.obj : toplevel.cpp
 timer.obj : timer.cpp
 toolbar.obj : toolbar.cpp
+utils.obj : utils.cpp
 window.obj : window.cpp
diff --git a/src/motif/utils.cpp b/src/motif/utils.cpp
index 44cf0a4c56..01c0719c0c 100644
--- a/src/motif/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/motif/utils.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #endif
 #include "wx/setup.h"
 #include "wx/utils.h"
+#include "wx/apptrait.h"
 #include "wx/app.h"
 #include "wx/dcmemory.h"
 #include "wx/bitmap.h"
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ void wxBell()
     XBell (wxGlobalDisplay(), 0);
 }
 
-int wxGetOsVersion(int *majorVsn, int *minorVsn)
+int wxGUIAppTraits::GetOSVersion(int *majorVsn, int *minorVsn)
 {
     // FIXME TODO
     // This code is WRONG!! Does NOT return the