diff --git a/ChangeLog.asciidoc b/ChangeLog.asciidoc
index 3982a4137..c954b7d17 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.asciidoc
+++ b/ChangeLog.asciidoc
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ http://weechat.org/files/releasenotes/ReleaseNotes-devel.html[release notes]
 * tests: fix build of tests when the build directory is outside source tree
   (closes #178)
 * tests: fix memory leak in tests launcher
+* aspell: fix compilation with enchant version older than 1.6.0 (closes #192)
 * aspell: fix crash with command "/aspell addword" if no word is given
   (closes #164, closes #165)
 * irc: fix translation of CTCP PING reply (closes #137)
diff --git a/cmake/FindAspell.cmake b/cmake/FindAspell.cmake
index b70d9816d..b2f54c14b 100644
--- a/cmake/FindAspell.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindAspell.cmake
@@ -42,12 +42,14 @@ find_library(ASPELL_LIBRARY
 )
 
 if(ASPELL_INCLUDE_PATH AND ASPELL_LIBRARY)
+  set(ASPELL_FOUND TRUE)
+
+  # check if function aspell_version_string() exists
   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${ASPELL_INCLUDE_PATH})
   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${ASPELL_LIBRARY})
   check_symbol_exists(aspell_version_string "aspell.h" HAVE_ASPELL_VERSION_STRING)
   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES)
   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
-  set(ASPELL_FOUND TRUE)
 endif()
 
 mark_as_advanced(
diff --git a/cmake/FindENCHANT.cmake b/cmake/FindENCHANT.cmake
index e74695fc0..dd9a90962 100644
--- a/cmake/FindENCHANT.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindENCHANT.cmake
@@ -41,4 +41,11 @@ else()
 
   mark_as_advanced(ENCHANT_INCLUDE_DIR ENCHANT_LIBRARIES)
 
+  # check if function enchant_get_version() exists
+  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${ENCHANT_INCLUDE_DIR})
+  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${ENCHANT_LIBRARIES})
+  check_symbol_exists(enchant_get_version "enchant.h" HAVE_ENCHANT_GET_VERSION)
+  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES)
+  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
+
 endif()
diff --git a/config.h.cmake b/config.h.cmake
index a7cdd0a81..73f427a04 100644
--- a/config.h.cmake
+++ b/config.h.cmake
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #cmakedefine HAVE_MALLINFO
 #cmakedefine HAVE_EAT_NEWLINE_GLITCH
 #cmakedefine HAVE_ASPELL_VERSION_STRING
+#cmakedefine HAVE_ENCHANT_GET_VERSION
 #define PACKAGE_VERSION "@VERSION@"
 #define PACKAGE "@PROJECT_NAME@"
 #define PACKAGE_NAME "@PROJECT_NAME@"
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ecd08de04..d328c2e23 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ AH_VERBATIM([HAVE_GNUTLS], [#undef HAVE_GNUTLS])
 AH_VERBATIM([HAVE_FLOCK], [#undef HAVE_FLOCK])
 AH_VERBATIM([HAVE_EAT_NEWLINE_GLITCH], [#undef HAVE_EAT_NEWLINE_GLITCH])
 AH_VERBATIM([HAVE_ASPELL_VERSION_STRING], [#undef HAVE_ASPELL_VERSION_STRING])
+AH_VERBATIM([HAVE_ENCHANT_GET_VERSION], [#undef HAVE_ENCHANT_GET_VERSION])
 AH_VERBATIM([PLUGIN_ALIAS], [#undef PLUGIN_ALIAS])
 AH_VERBATIM([PLUGIN_ASPELL], [#undef PLUGIN_ASPELL])
 AH_VERBATIM([PLUGIN_CHARSET], [#undef PLUGIN_CHARSET])
@@ -307,6 +308,23 @@ if test "x$enable_aspell" = "xyes" ; then
     if test "x$ac_found_enchant_lib" = "xyes" ; then
         CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DUSE_ENCHANT"
         ASPELL_LIB_USED="enchant"
+
+        # check if function enchant_get_version() exists
+        ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+        ac_save_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
+        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $ENCHANT_CFLAGS"
+        LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $ENCHANT_LIBS"
+        AC_CACHE_CHECK([for enchant_get_version() support], ac_cv_have_enchant_get_version, [
+        AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
+            [[ #include <enchant.h>]],
+            [[ const char *version = enchant_get_version(); ]])],
+            [ ac_have_enchant_get_version="yes" ],
+            [ ac_have_enchant_get_version="no" ])])
+        CFLAGS="$ac_save_CFLAGS"
+        LDFLAGS="$ac_save_LDFLAGS"
+        if test "x$ac_have_enchant_get_version" = "xyes"; then
+            AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ENCHANT_GET_VERSION)
+        fi
     else
         ASPELL_CFLAGS=""
         ASPELL_LFLAGS=""
@@ -327,6 +345,8 @@ if test "x$enable_aspell" = "xyes" ; then
             AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
             ASPELL_LFLAGS="$ASPELL_LFLAGS -laspell"
             ASPELL_LIB_USED="aspell"
+
+            # check if function aspell_version_string() exists
             ac_save_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
             LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $ASPELL_LFLAGS"
             AC_CACHE_CHECK([for aspell_version_string() support], ac_cv_have_aspell_version_string, [
diff --git a/src/plugins/aspell/weechat-aspell.c b/src/plugins/aspell/weechat-aspell.c
index 646fa24f7..0e34cb669 100644
--- a/src/plugins/aspell/weechat-aspell.c
+++ b/src/plugins/aspell/weechat-aspell.c
@@ -1002,15 +1002,19 @@ weechat_aspell_debug_libs_cb (void *data, const char *signal,
     (void) signal_data;
 
 #ifdef USE_ENCHANT
+#ifdef HAVE_ENCHANT_GET_VERSION
     weechat_printf (NULL, "  %s: enchant %s",
                     ASPELL_PLUGIN_NAME, enchant_get_version ());
+#else
+    weechat_printf (NULL, "  %s: enchant (?)", ASPELL_PLUGIN_NAME);
+#endif /* HAVE_ENCHANT_GET_VERSION */
 #else
 #ifdef HAVE_ASPELL_VERSION_STRING
     weechat_printf (NULL, "  %s: aspell %s",
                     ASPELL_PLUGIN_NAME, aspell_version_string ());
 #else
     weechat_printf (NULL, "  %s: aspell (?)", ASPELL_PLUGIN_NAME);
-#endif
+#endif /* HAVE_ASPELL_VERSION_STRING */
 #endif /* USE_ENCHANT */
 
     return WEECHAT_RC_OK;