diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0f3938f26396e4c7a64786fdebddf0c60fb93b9f..ec4cd95dbfdc0642b73ba6241dc90a46197978c9 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Tue Apr 29 09:15:00 BST 2008 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com>
+
+	* src/parthelper.c: Don't fail if PED_PARTITION_PROTECTED
+	  is not defined because of ancient libparted
+	  (Soren Hansen).
+
 Mon Apr 28 17:24:22 EST 2008 Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>
 
 	* src/memory.h, src/memory.c: Added safer APIs for dealing
diff --git a/src/parthelper.c b/src/parthelper.c
index d593c49fc005d4d008f9677678953da8eebb3226..a0fe2416391cf1f016e262e04e225ead0cd8bae6 100644
--- a/src/parthelper.c
+++ b/src/parthelper.c
@@ -67,8 +67,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                 content = "free";
             else if (part->type & PED_PARTITION_METADATA)
                 content = "metadata";
+#ifdef PED_PARTITION_PROTECTED
             else if (part->type & PED_PARTITION_PROTECTED)
                 content = "protected";
+#endif
             else
                 content = "data";
         } else if (part->type == PED_PARTITION_EXTENDED) {
@@ -80,8 +82,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                 content = "free";
             else if (part->type & PED_PARTITION_METADATA)
                 content = "metadata";
+#ifdef PED_PARTITION_PROTECTED
             else if (part->type & PED_PARTITION_PROTECTED)
                 content = "protected";
+#endif
             else
                 content = "data";
         }