diff --git a/plugin/npapi/plugin.cpp b/plugin/npapi/plugin.cpp
index edcecfe..350096f 100644
--- a/plugin/npapi/plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugin/npapi/plugin.cpp
@@ -158,8 +158,17 @@ boost::iostreams::file_descriptor_sink
 getfdsink(char mksTemplate[])
 {
   int suffix = std::string(mksTemplate).size() - std::string(mksTemplate).find("XXXXXX") - 6;
+#if (__GLIBC__ >= 2 && __GLIBC_MINOR__ >= 11)
   int fd = mkstemps (mksTemplate, suffix);
+#else
+  char *mksTNoSuff = const_cast<char*>(std::string(mksTemplate).substr(0, std::string(mksTemplate).size() - suffix - 1).c_str());
+  int fd = mkstemp (mksTNoSuff);
+#endif
+#if BOOST_VERSION < 104400
+  boost::iostreams::file_descriptor_sink fdsink(fd, 1);
+#else
   boost::iostreams::file_descriptor_sink fdsink(fd, boost::iostreams::close_handle);
+#endif
   return fdsink;
 }
 
@@ -980,10 +989,12 @@ create_standalone_launcher(const std::string& page_url, const std::string& swf_u
 
     char debugname[] = "/tmp/gnash-debug-XXXXXX.sh";
     boost::iostreams::file_descriptor_sink fdsink = getfdsink(debugname);
+#if BOOST_VERSION >= 104400
     if (fdsink.handle() == -1) {
         gnash::log_error("Failed to create sink: %s", debugname);
         return;
     }
+#endif
     boost::iostreams::stream<boost::iostreams::file_descriptor_sink>
         saLauncher (fdsink);
 
@@ -1119,10 +1130,12 @@ nsPluginInstance::setupCookies(const std::string& pageurl)
     gnash::log_debug("The Cookie for %s is %s", url, ncookie);
     char cookiename[] = "/tmp/gnash-cookies.XXXXXX";
     boost::iostreams::file_descriptor_sink fdsink = getfdsink(cookiename);
+#if BOOST_VERSION >= 104400
     if (fdsink.handle() == -1) {
         gnash::log_error("Failed to create sink: %s", cookiename);
         return;
     }
+#endif
     boost::iostreams::stream<boost::iostreams::file_descriptor_sink>
         cookiefile (fdsink);