diff --git a/gst/gobject2gtk.c b/gst/gobject2gtk.c
index 5ff8a2282a..f1a739975c 100644
--- a/gst/gobject2gtk.c
+++ b/gst/gobject2gtk.c
@@ -5,6 +5,24 @@
 #include "gobject2gtk.h"
 
 
+// list functions not in glib 1.2
+GList *
+g_list_delete_link (GList *list, GList *llink)
+{
+  GList *temp = g_list_remove_link(list, llink);
+  g_list_free(llink);
+  return temp;
+}
+
+GSList *
+g_slist_delete_link (GSList *list, GSList *llink)
+{
+  GSList *temp = g_slist_remove_link(list, llink);
+  g_slist_free(llink);
+  return temp;
+}
+
+
 
 // GObject dummy implementation
 static void
diff --git a/gst/gobject2gtk.h b/gst/gobject2gtk.h
index 82bfa8d669..d1778e946f 100644
--- a/gst/gobject2gtk.h
+++ b/gst/gobject2gtk.h
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 #define G_PI_4  0.78539816339744830962E0
 #define G_SQRT2 1.4142135623730950488E0
 
+// lists functions not in glib 1.2
+GList *g_list_delete_link (GList *list, GList *llink);
+GSList *g_slist_delete_link (GSList *list, GSList *llink);
+  
+
+// GObject
 typedef struct _GObject GObject;
 typedef struct _GObjectClass GObjectClass;