diff --git a/midori/midori-browser.c b/midori/midori-browser.c
index 38151ede..66a6c88d 100644
--- a/midori/midori-browser.c
+++ b/midori/midori-browser.c
@@ -257,9 +257,8 @@ _midori_browser_update_interface (MidoriBrowser* browser)
     _action_set_sensitive (browser, "ZoomOut", web_view != NULL);
     _action_set_sensitive (browser, "ZoomNormal", web_view != NULL
         && webkit_web_view_get_zoom_level (WEBKIT_WEB_VIEW (web_view)) != 1.0);
-    #if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 16, 0)
-    _action_set_sensitive (browser, "SourceView", web_view != NULL);
-    #endif
+    if (sokoke_gio_supports_http ())
+        _action_set_sensitive (browser, "SourceView", web_view != NULL);
     _action_set_sensitive (browser, "FindNext", web_view != NULL);
     _action_set_sensitive (browser, "FindPrevious", web_view != NULL);
     /* _action_set_sensitive (browser, "FindQuick", web_view != NULL); */
@@ -3602,9 +3601,8 @@ midori_browser_init (MidoriBrowser* browser)
 
     g_object_unref (ui_manager);
 
-    #if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 16, 0)
-    _action_set_sensitive (browser, "SourceView", FALSE);
-    #endif
+    _action_set_sensitive (browser, "SourceView", sokoke_gio_supports_http ());
+
     #ifndef WEBKIT_CHECK_VERSION
     _action_set_sensitive (browser, "ZoomIn", FALSE);
     _action_set_sensitive (browser, "ZoomOut", FALSE);
diff --git a/midori/sokoke.c b/midori/sokoke.c
index ea476f93..0ab823de 100644
--- a/midori/sokoke.c
+++ b/midori/sokoke.c
@@ -625,3 +625,26 @@ sokoke_action_create_popup_menu_item (GtkAction* action)
 
     return menuitem;
 }
+
+gboolean
+sokoke_gio_supports_http (void)
+{
+    #if HAVE_GIO
+    static gboolean supports_http;
+    static gboolean tested;
+    const gchar* const* schemes = g_vfs_get_supported_uri_schemes (g_vfs_get_default ());
+
+    if (tested)
+        return supports_http;
+    while (*schemes)
+    {
+        if (!strcmp (*schemes, "http"))
+            supports_http = TRUE;
+        schemes++;
+    }
+    tested = TRUE;
+    return supports_http;
+    #else
+    return FALSE;
+    #endif
+}
diff --git a/midori/sokoke.h b/midori/sokoke.h
index 616c601f..873e3704 100644
--- a/midori/sokoke.h
+++ b/midori/sokoke.h
@@ -131,4 +131,7 @@ sokoke_object_get_boolean            (gpointer       object,
 GtkWidget*
 sokoke_action_create_popup_menu_item (GtkAction*     action);
 
+gboolean
+sokoke_gio_supports_http             (void                 );
+
 #endif /* !__SOKOKE_H__ */