diff --git a/src/gui.cpp b/src/gui.cpp
index 6d185c0..8c69fcf 100644
--- a/src/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ Gui::Gui(BaseObjectType *cobject, const Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Builder> &builder)
 	Refresh();
 
 	Glib::signal_timeout().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Gui::on_timeout), 50);
+#ifndef HAVE_RENAME
+	Glib::signal_timeout().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Gui::on_timeout_2), 1000);
+#endif
 
 	Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::UIManager> uim = Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::UIManager>::cast_static(builder->get_object("uimanager1"));
 	uim->get_action("/menubar1/menuitem1/menu_quit")->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Gui::on_quit));
@@ -173,6 +176,20 @@ bool Gui::on_timeout()
 	return true;
 }
 
+#ifndef HAVE_RENAME
+bool Gui::on_timeout_2()
+{
+	if (m_closing) return false;
+
+	if (pm.PollPortRenames()) {
+		Refresh();
+		queue_draw();
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+#endif
+
 void Gui::on_notebook_switch_page(GtkNotebookPage * /* page */, guint /* page_num */)
 {
 	if (m_closing) return;
diff --git a/src/gui.h b/src/gui.h
index dde34b6..f020db9 100644
--- a/src/gui.h
+++ b/src/gui.h
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ public:
 
 protected:
 	bool on_timeout();
+#ifndef HAVE_RENAME
+	bool on_timeout_2();
+#endif
 	void on_notebook_switch_page(GtkNotebookPage * /* page */, guint /* page_num */);
 
 	void on_quit();
diff --git a/src/jack.cpp b/src/jack.cpp
index 87a9099..a34bd34 100644
--- a/src/jack.cpp
+++ b/src/jack.cpp
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ void JackDriver::Connect()
 	jack_on_shutdown(m_client, &ShutdownCallbackHandler, this);
 	jack_set_port_registration_callback(m_client, &PortRegistrationCallbackHandler, this);
 	jack_set_port_connect_callback(m_client, &PortConnectCallbackHandler, this);
+#ifdef HAVE_RENAME
 	if (jack_set_port_rename_callback) {
 		jack_set_port_rename_callback(m_client, &PortRenameCallbackHandler, this);
 	}
+#endif
 
 	jack_activate(m_client);
 
diff --git a/src/port.h b/src/port.h
index c383399..414c90f 100644
--- a/src/port.h
+++ b/src/port.h
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ struct Port : Base
 	Client      *m_client;
 	PortGroup   *m_group;
 	PortList     m_connections;
+#ifndef HAVE_RENAME
+	std::string  m_real_name;
+#endif
 
 	virtual ConnectionMode ConnectedTo(Port *port);
 	virtual ConnectionMode ConnectedTo(PortGroup *group);
diff --git a/src/portmanager.cpp b/src/portmanager.cpp
index 69f6a8a..9608acb 100644
--- a/src/portmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/portmanager.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ void PortManager::Add(jack_port_t *port)
 	p->m_port  = port;
 	p->m_is_input = (JackPortFlags)jack_port_flags(port) & JackPortIsInput;
 
+#ifndef HAVE_RENAME
+	p->m_real_name = jack_port_name(port);
+#endif
+
 	std::string type = jack_port_type(port);
 	p->m_is_midi = type == JACK_DEFAULT_MIDI_TYPE;
 
@@ -223,6 +227,32 @@ void PortManager::Rename(jack_port_t *port)
 	RefreshConnections();
 }
 
+#ifndef HAVE_RENAME
+bool PortManager::PollPortRenames()
+{
+	// Queue for storing ports to be renamed, to avoid messing up the
+	// port iterator.
+	PortList queue;
+
+	PortList::iterator it;
+	for (it = m_ports.begin(); it != m_ports.end(); ++it) {
+		Port *p = *it;
+		if (strcmp(p->m_real_name.c_str(), jack_port_name(p->m_port))) {
+			// Queue for rename.
+			queue.push_back(p);
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Now push the renames through.
+	for (it = queue.begin(); it != queue.end(); ++it) {
+		Port *p = *it;
+		Rename(p->m_port);
+	}
+
+	return queue.size() > 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 Client *PortManager::FindOrMakeClient(std::string name, bool is_input, bool is_midi)
 {
 	ClientList::iterator it;
diff --git a/src/portmanager.h b/src/portmanager.h
index d0445d1..286bb04 100644
--- a/src/portmanager.h
+++ b/src/portmanager.h
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ public:
 	void Disconnect(jack_port_t *port_a, jack_port_t *port_b);
 
 	void Rename(jack_port_t *port);
+#ifndef HAVE_RENAME
+	bool PollPortRenames();
+#endif
 
 	Client *FindOrMakeClient(std::string name, bool is_input, bool is_midi);
 	PortGroup *FindOrMakeGroup(Client *client, std::string name);