diff --git a/utils/MTP/beastpatcher/Makefile b/utils/MTP/beastpatcher/Makefile
index a40a2338f0..9c3ed571ee 100644
--- a/utils/MTP/beastpatcher/Makefile
+++ b/utils/MTP/beastpatcher/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ LIBS = /usr/lib/libmtp.a /usr/lib/libusb.a
 CFLAGS += $(shell printf \
 	'\#include <libmtp.h>\nlibmtp version: LIBMTP_VERSION\n' | \
 	gcc -E -P - -o - | grep -q '^libmtp version: 0\.2' && echo '-DOLDMTP')
+CFLAGS += $(shell printf \
+	'\#include <libmtp.h>\nlibmtp version: LIBMTP_VERSION\n' | \
+	gcc -E -P - -o - | grep -q '^libmtp version: 0\.2\.[0-5]' && echo '-DREALLYOLDMTP')
 endif
 WINLIBS = ../MTP_DLL.dll
 
diff --git a/utils/MTP/beastpatcher/mtp_libmtp.c b/utils/MTP/beastpatcher/mtp_libmtp.c
index ed2d32b85f..c29e5277b2 100644
--- a/utils/MTP/beastpatcher/mtp_libmtp.c
+++ b/utils/MTP/beastpatcher/mtp_libmtp.c
@@ -78,11 +78,14 @@ int mtp_scan(struct mtp_info_t* mtp_info)
     else 
     {
         /* NOTE: These strings are filled with zeros in mtp_init() */
-
+#ifndef REALLYOLDMTP
         if ((str = LIBMTP_Get_Manufacturername(mtp_info->device)))
         {
             strncpy(mtp_info->manufacturer, str, sizeof(mtp_info->manufacturer)-1);
         }
+#else
+        strcpy(mtp_info->manufacturer, "(unknown manufacturer)");
+#endif
 
         if ((str = LIBMTP_Get_Modelname(mtp_info->device)))
         {