diff --git a/mozilla/widget/src/gtk/nsGtkIMEHelper.cpp b/mozilla/widget/src/gtk/nsGtkIMEHelper.cpp
index 15128fa2be9..65e6e237ed5 100644
--- a/mozilla/widget/src/gtk/nsGtkIMEHelper.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/widget/src/gtk/nsGtkIMEHelper.cpp
@@ -1235,10 +1235,18 @@ nsIMEGtkIC::ResetIC(PRUnichar **aUnichar, PRInt32 *aUnisize)
 #if XlibSpecificationRelease >= 6
   /* restore conversion state after resetting ic later */
   XIMPreeditState preedit_state = XIMPreeditUnKnown;
+  XVaNestedList preedit_attr;
+
   PRBool is_preedit_state = PR_FALSE;
-  if (!XGetICValues(mIC->xic, XNPreeditState, &preedit_state, NULL)) {
+  preedit_attr = XVaCreateNestedList(0,
+                                     XNPreeditState, &preedit_state,
+                                     0);
+  if (!XGetICValues(mIC->xic,
+                    XNPreeditAttributes, preedit_attr,
+                    NULL)) {
     is_preedit_state = PR_TRUE;
   }
+  XFree(preedit_attr);
 #endif
 
   PRInt32 uniCharSize = 0;
@@ -1254,11 +1262,15 @@ nsIMEGtkIC::ResetIC(PRUnichar **aUnichar, PRInt32 *aUnisize)
     }
   }
 #if XlibSpecificationRelease >= 6
+  preedit_attr = XVaCreateNestedList(0,
+                                     XNPreeditState, preedit_state,
+                                     0);
   if (is_preedit_state) {
     XSetICValues(mIC->xic,
-                 XNPreeditState, preedit_state,
+                 XNPreeditAttributes, preedit_attr,
                  NULL);
   }
+  XFree(preedit_attr);
 #endif
   return uniCharSize;
 }
@@ -1272,15 +1284,25 @@ nsIMEGtkIC::IsPreeditComposing()
     }
   } else {
 #if XlibSpecificationRelease >= 6
-    int preedit_state;
-    if (!XGetICValues(mIC->xic, XNPreeditState, &preedit_state, NULL)) {
+    XIMPreeditState preedit_state = XIMPreeditUnKnown;
+    XVaNestedList preedit_attr;
+    PRBool ret_flag = PR_FALSE;
+
+    preedit_attr = XVaCreateNestedList(0,
+                                       XNPreeditState, &preedit_state,
+                                       0);
+    if (!XGetICValues(mIC->xic,
+                      XNPreeditAttributes, preedit_attr,
+                      NULL)) {
       if (preedit_state == XIMPreeditEnable) {
-        return PR_TRUE;
+        ret_flag = PR_TRUE;
       }
     } else {
       // kinput2 does not support XGetICValues(XNPreeditState)
-      return PR_TRUE;
+      ret_flag = PR_TRUE;
     }
+    XFree(preedit_attr);
+    return ret_flag;
 #endif
   }
   return PR_FALSE;