diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3cc08cf2..c5e63bc5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -390,16 +390,17 @@ if (PROTOBUF_FOUND)
 		message("Skype plugin      : no (does not run on Win32)")
 	endif()
 
- 	if(YAHOO2_FOUND)
-		message("Libyahoo2 plugin  : yes")
- 		include_directories(${YAHOO2_INCLUDE_DIR})
-	else()
+#  	if(YAHOO2_FOUND)
+# 		message("Libyahoo2 plugin  : yes")
+#  		include_directories(${YAHOO2_INCLUDE_DIR})
+# 	else()
 		if(ENABLE_YAHOO2)
-			message("Libyahoo2 plugin  : no (install libyahoo2-devel)")
+			set(YAHOO2_FOUND 1)
+			message("Libyahoo2 plugin  : yes")
 		else(ENABLE_YAHOO2)
 			message("Libyahoo2 plugin  : no (user disabled)")
 		endif()
- 	endif()
+#  	endif()
 
 	if(ENABLE_SWIFTEN)
 		message("Swiften plugin    : yes")
diff --git a/backends/libpurple/main.cpp b/backends/libpurple/main.cpp
index 5bed7a9a..b232f8bf 100644
--- a/backends/libpurple/main.cpp
+++ b/backends/libpurple/main.cpp
@@ -339,9 +339,12 @@ class SpectrumNetworkPlugin : public NetworkPlugin {
 
 			// Enable account + privacy lists
 			purple_account_set_enabled_wrapped(account, "spectrum", TRUE);
+
+#if PURPLE_MAJOR_VERSION >= 2 && PURPLE_MINOR_VERSION >= 7
 			if (CONFIG_BOOL(config, "service.enable_privacy_lists")) {
 				purple_account_set_privacy_type_wrapped(account, PURPLE_PRIVACY_DENY_USERS);
 			}
+#endif
 
 			// Set the status
 			const PurpleStatusType *status_type = purple_account_get_status_type_with_primitive_wrapped(account, PURPLE_STATUS_AVAILABLE);
@@ -483,7 +486,9 @@ class SpectrumNetworkPlugin : public NetworkPlugin {
 			PurpleAccount *account = m_sessions[user];
 			if (account) {
 				purple_account_set_alias_wrapped(account, nickname.c_str());
+#if PURPLE_MAJOR_VERSION >= 2 && PURPLE_MINOR_VERSION >= 7
 				purple_account_set_public_alias_wrapped(account, nickname.c_str(), NULL, NULL);
+#endif
 				gssize size = image.size();
 				// this will be freed by libpurple
 				guchar *photo = (guchar *) g_malloc(size * sizeof(guchar));
@@ -1115,9 +1120,11 @@ static void *notify_user_info(PurpleConnection *gc, const char *who, PurpleNotif
 
 	if (ownInfo) {
 		const gchar *displayname = purple_connection_get_display_name_wrapped(gc);
+#if PURPLE_MAJOR_VERSION >= 2 && PURPLE_MINOR_VERSION >= 7
 		if (!displayname) {
 			displayname = purple_account_get_name_for_display_wrapped(account);
 		}
+#endif
 
 		if (displayname && nickname.empty()) {
 			nickname = displayname;