+--- a/src/anjuta-app.c
++++ b/src/anjuta-app.c
+@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
+ #include <libanjuta/resources.h>
+ #include <libanjuta/anjuta-plugin-manager.h>
+ #include <libanjuta/anjuta-debug.h>
++#include <libanjuta/anjuta-version.h>
+
+ #include "anjuta-app.h"
+ #include "anjuta-actions.h"
+@@ -501,7 +502,11 @@ static void anjuta_app_instance_init(AnjutaApp *app) {
+ g_list_free(plugins_dirs);
+
+ /* Preferences */
++#if ANJUTA_CHECK_VERSION(3,5,3)
++ app->preferences = anjuta_preferences_new(app->plugin_manager, PREF_SCHEMA);
++#else
+ app->preferences = anjuta_preferences_new(app->plugin_manager);
++#endif
+ g_object_add_weak_pointer(G_OBJECT (app->preferences), (gpointer) &app->preferences);
+
+ g_signal_connect(app->settings, "changed::" GDL_STYLE, G_CALLBACK(on_gdl_style_changed), app);