--- metacity-2.17.3/src/prefs.c.orig	2007-01-12 21:42:53.000000000 -0700
+++ metacity-2.17.3/src/prefs.c	2007-01-12 21:45:21.000000000 -0700
@@ -2277,6 +2277,7 @@
       key = g_strconcat (KEY_SCREEN_BINDINGS_PREFIX, "/",
                          binding->name, NULL);
       
+#ifdef HAVE_GCONF
       gconf_client_set_string (gconf_client_get_default (),
                                key, old_setting, &err);
 
@@ -2287,6 +2288,7 @@
           g_error_free (err);
           err = NULL;
         }
+#endif
       
       g_free (old_setting);
       g_free (key);