diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_Gtk.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_Gtk.cpp
index 1aa5010a1b..7b7b9bc3d9 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_Gtk.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_Gtk.cpp
@@ -1,46 +1,54 @@
 #include "global.h"
-#include "LoadingWindow_Gtk.h"
-
+#include "RageLog.h"
 #include "StepMania.h"
-#include <gtk/gtk.h>
-#include "loading.xpm"
+#include "LoadingWindow_Gtk.h"
+#include "LoadingWindow_GtkModule.h"
 
-static GtkWidget *label;
-static GtkWidget *window;
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+
+static void *Handle = NULL;
+static INIT Module_Init;
+static SHUTDOWN Module_Shutdown;
+static SETTEXT Module_SetText;
 
 LoadingWindow_Gtk::LoadingWindow_Gtk()
 {
-	GdkPixmap *loadmap;
-	GtkWidget *vbox;
-	GtkWidget *loadimage;
+try {
+	ASSERT( Handle == NULL );
+	
+	Handle = dlopen( DirOfExecutable + "/" + "GtkModule.so", RTLD_NOW );
+	if( Handle == NULL )
+		RageException::Throw("dlopen(): %s", dlerror());
 
-	gtk_init(&g_argc,&g_argv);
-	window = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
-	gtk_widget_realize(window);
-	loadmap = gdk_pixmap_create_from_xpm_d(window->window,NULL,NULL,loading);
-	loadimage = gtk_image_new_from_pixmap(loadmap,NULL);
-	label = gtk_label_new(NULL);
-	gtk_label_set_justify(GTK_LABEL(label),GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER);
-	vbox = gtk_vbox_new(FALSE,5);
-	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(window),vbox);
-	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox),loadimage,FALSE,FALSE,0);
-	gtk_box_pack_end(GTK_BOX(vbox),label,TRUE,TRUE,0);
+	Module_Init = (INIT) dlsym(Handle, "Init");
+	if( !Module_Init )
+		RageException::ThrowNonfatal( "Couldn't load symbol Module_Init" );
+	Module_Shutdown = (SHUTDOWN) dlsym(Handle, "Shutdown");
+	if( !Module_Shutdown )
+		RageException::ThrowNonfatal( "Couldn't load symbol Module_Shutdown" );
+	Module_SetText = (SETTEXT) dlsym(Handle, "SetText");
+	if( !Module_SetText )
+		RageException::ThrowNonfatal( "Couldn't load symbol Module_SetText" );
 
-	gtk_widget_show_all(window);
-	gtk_main_iteration_do(FALSE);
+	const char *ret = Module_Init( &g_argc, &g_argv );
+	if( ret != NULL )
+		RageException::ThrowNonfatal( ret );
+} catch(...) {
+	dlclose( Handle );
+	Handle = NULL;
+	throw;
+}
 }
 
 LoadingWindow_Gtk::~LoadingWindow_Gtk()
 {
-	gtk_widget_hide_all(window);
-	g_signal_emit_by_name (G_OBJECT (window), "destroy");
-	while( gtk_events_pending() )
-		gtk_main_iteration_do(FALSE);
+	Module_Shutdown();
+
+	dlclose( Handle );
+	Handle = NULL;
 }
 
 void LoadingWindow_Gtk::SetText( CString s )
 {
-	gtk_label_set_text(GTK_LABEL(label), s);
-	gtk_widget_show(label);
-	gtk_main_iteration_do(FALSE);
+	Module_SetText( s );
 }
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_Gtk.h b/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_Gtk.h
index c3887ca20d..fef4b01803 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_Gtk.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_Gtk.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ public:
 	void Paint() { }
 };
 
-#undef ARCH_LOADING_WINDOW
-#define ARCH_LOADING_WINDOW LoadingWindow_Gtk
+#define HAVE_LOADING_WINDOW_GTK
 
 #endif