diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/inspect.py b/Lib/fontTools/inspect.py
index d48be9cdc..f1ada6c30 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/inspect.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/inspect.py
@@ -8,8 +8,14 @@
 from __future__ import print_function, division, absolute_import
 from fontTools.misc.py23 import *
 from fontTools import misc, ttLib, cffLib
-import pygtk
-pygtk.require('2.0')
+try:
+    from gi import pygtkcompat
+except ImportError:
+    pygtkcompat = None
+
+if pygtkcompat is not None:
+    pygtkcompat.enable()
+    pygtkcompat.enable_gtk(version='3.0')
 import gtk
 import sys