diff --git a/gdk/macos/gdkmacospasteboard-private.h b/gdk/macos/gdkmacospasteboard-private.h
index fdeb936..c4b8666 100644
--- a/gdk/macos/gdkmacospasteboard-private.h
+++ b/gdk/macos/gdkmacospasteboard-private.h
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
+#ifndef AVAILABLE_MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_13_AND_LATER
+typedef NSString *NSPasteboardType;
+#endif
+
 @interface GdkMacosPasteboardItemDataProvider : NSObject <NSPasteboardItemDataProvider>
 {
   GdkContentProvider *_contentProvider;
diff --git a/gdk/macos/gdkmacospasteboard.c b/gdk/macos/gdkmacospasteboard.c
index 66b3c9f..b9e0d8a 100644
--- a/gdk/macos/gdkmacospasteboard.c
+++ b/gdk/macos/gdkmacospasteboard.c
@@ -400,7 +400,11 @@ _gdk_macos_pasteboard_register_drag_types (NSWindow *window)
       gdk_content_formats_get_gtypes (formats, &n_gtypes);
 
       if (n_gtypes)
+#ifdef AVAILABLE_MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_13_AND_LATER
         [ret addObject:NSPasteboardTypeURL];
+#else
+        [ret addObject:[[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String:"public.url"]];
+#endif
 
       gdk_content_formats_unref (formats);
     }