diff --git a/src/process-statusbar.c b/src/process-statusbar.c
index 23cb022..376e408 100644
--- a/src/process-statusbar.c
+++ b/src/process-statusbar.c
@@ -100,7 +100,11 @@ xtm_process_statusbar_init (XtmProcessStatusbar *statusbar)
 	}
 #endif
 
+#if HAVE_GTK3
+	hbox = gtk_box_new (GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 16);
+#else
 	hbox = gtk_hbox_new (FALSE, 16);
+#endif
 	gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (area), hbox, TRUE, TRUE, 6);
 
 	statusbar->label_num_processes = gtk_label_new (NULL);