--- plugins/status-icon/rb-status-icon-plugin.c
+++ plugins/status-icon/rb-status-icon-plugin.c
@@ -394,8 +394,15 @@
 		icon_name = NULL;
 
 	if (plugin->priv->notification == NULL) {
+		#ifdef NOTIFY_CHECK_VERSION
+		#if NOTIFY_CHECK_VERSION (0, 7, 1)
+		plugin->priv->notification = notify_notification_new (primary, secondary, icon_name);
+		#else
 		plugin->priv->notification = notify_notification_new (primary, secondary, icon_name, NULL);
-
+		#endif
+		#else
+		plugin->priv->notification = notify_notification_new (primary, secondary, icon_name, NULL);
+		#endif
 		g_signal_connect_object (plugin->priv->notification,
 					 "closed",
 					 G_CALLBACK (notification_closed_cb),
--- plugins/status-icon/rb-tray-icon-gtk.c
+++ plugins/status-icon/rb-tray-icon-gtk.c
@@ -343,7 +343,13 @@
 void
 rb_tray_icon_attach_notification (RBTrayIcon *tray, NotifyNotification *notification)
 {
+	#ifndef NOTIFY_CHECK_VERSION
 	notify_notification_attach_to_status_icon (notification, tray->priv->icon);
+	#else
+	#if !NOTIFY_CHECK_VERSION (0, 7, 1)
+	notify_notification_attach_to_status_icon (notification, tray->priv->icon);
+	#endif
+	#endif
 }
 #endif