diff --git a/libbackground/ChangeLog b/libbackground/ChangeLog
index e2a757df3..ec0603b29 100644
--- a/libbackground/ChangeLog
+++ b/libbackground/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 2001-12-18  Bradford Hovinen  <hovinen@ximian.com>
 
 	* preferences.c: Update GConf keys to use /desktop/gnome/background
+	(preferences_load): Use gconf_client rather than gconf_engine
 
 2001-12-17  Bradford Hovinen  <hovinen@ximian.com>
 
diff --git a/libbackground/preferences.c b/libbackground/preferences.c
index b2f1c52ed..a036ab82b 100644
--- a/libbackground/preferences.c
+++ b/libbackground/preferences.c
@@ -164,25 +164,25 @@ preferences_finalize (GObject *object)
 void
 preferences_load (Preferences *prefs)
 {
-	GConfEngine *engine;
+	GConfClient *client;
 	GError      *error = NULL;
 
 	g_return_if_fail (prefs != NULL);
 	g_return_if_fail (IS_PREFERENCES (prefs));
 
-	engine = gconf_engine_get_default ();
+	client = gconf_client_get_default ();
 
-	prefs->enabled = gconf_engine_get_bool (engine, "/desktop/gnome/background/enabled", &error);
-	prefs->wallpaper_type = gconf_engine_get_int (engine, "/desktop/gnome/background/wallpaper-type", &error);
-	prefs->wallpaper_filename = gconf_engine_get_string (engine, "/desktop/gnome/background/wallpaper-filename", &error);
-	prefs->wallpaper_enabled = gconf_engine_get_bool (engine, "/desktop/gnome/background/wallpaper-enabled", &error);
-	prefs->color1 = read_color_from_string (gconf_engine_get_string (engine, "/desktop/gnome/background/color1", &error));
-	prefs->color2 = read_color_from_string (gconf_engine_get_string (engine, "/desktop/gnome/background/color2", &error));
-	prefs->opacity = gconf_engine_get_int (engine, "/desktop/gnome/background/opacity", &error);
+	prefs->enabled = gconf_client_get_bool (client, "/desktop/gnome/background/enabled", &error);
+	prefs->wallpaper_type = gconf_client_get_int (client, "/desktop/gnome/background/wallpaper-type", &error);
+	prefs->wallpaper_filename = gconf_client_get_string (client, "/desktop/gnome/background/wallpaper-filename", &error);
+	prefs->wallpaper_enabled = gconf_client_get_bool (client, "/desktop/gnome/background/wallpaper-enabled", &error);
+	prefs->color1 = read_color_from_string (gconf_client_get_string (client, "/desktop/gnome/background/color1", &error));
+	prefs->color2 = read_color_from_string (gconf_client_get_string (client, "/desktop/gnome/background/color2", &error));
+	prefs->opacity = gconf_client_get_int (client, "/desktop/gnome/background/opacity", &error);
 	if (prefs->opacity >= 100 || prefs->opacity < 0)
 		prefs->adjust_opacity = FALSE;
 
-	prefs->orientation = gconf_engine_get_int (engine, "/desktop/gnome/background/orientation", &error);
+	prefs->orientation = gconf_client_get_int (client, "/desktop/gnome/background/orientation", &error);
 
 	if (prefs->orientation == ORIENTATION_SOLID)
 		prefs->gradient_enabled = FALSE;
diff --git a/libbackground/preferences.h b/libbackground/preferences.h
index e83530830..568993096 100644
--- a/libbackground/preferences.h
+++ b/libbackground/preferences.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 #include <glib-object.h>
 #include <gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf.h>
-#include <gconf/gconf.h>
+#include <gconf/gconf-client.h>
 
 #define PREFERENCES(obj)          G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST (obj, preferences_get_type (), Preferences)
 #define PREFERENCES_CLASS(klass)  G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST (klass, preferences_get_type (), PreferencesClass)