--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ AC_SUBST(GAIL_MODULES)
 dnl **********************************
 dnl GTKHTML modules
 dnl **********************************
-GTKHTML_MODULES="gtk+-3.0 >= gtk_minimum_version enchant >= enchant_minimum_version gsettings-desktop-schemas iso-codes cairo >= cairo_minimum_version"
+GTKHTML_MODULES="gtk+-3.0 >= gtk_minimum_version enchant-2 >= enchant_minimum_version gsettings-desktop-schemas iso-codes cairo >= cairo_minimum_version"
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GTKHTML, $GTKHTML_MODULES)
 AC_SUBST(GTKHTML_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(GTKHTML_LIBS)
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -18553,7 +18553,7 @@ fi
 
 
 
-GTKHTML_MODULES="gtk+-3.0 >= 3.2.0 enchant >= 1.1.7 gsettings-desktop-schemas iso-codes cairo >= 1.10.0"
+GTKHTML_MODULES="gtk+-3.0 >= 3.2.0 enchant-2 >= 1.1.7 gsettings-desktop-schemas iso-codes cairo >= 1.10.0"
 
 pkg_failed=no
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for GTKHTML" >&5
--- a/components/editor/gtkhtml-spell-checker.c
+++ b/components/editor/gtkhtml-spell-checker.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ gtkhtml_spell_checker_add_word (GtkhtmlS
 	if ((dict = spell_checker_request_dict (checker)) == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	enchant_dict_add_to_pwl (dict, word, length);
+	enchant_dict_add (dict, word, length);
 	g_signal_emit (G_OBJECT (checker), signals[ADDED], 0, word, length);
 }