--- plugins/a11y-keyboard/gsd-a11y-keyboard-manager.c
+++ plugins/a11y-keyboard/gsd-a11y-keyboard-manager.c
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBNOTIFY
 #include <libnotify/notify.h>
+#ifndef NOTIFY_CHECK_VERSION
+#define NOTIFY_CHECK_VERSION(x,y,z) 0
+#endif
 #endif /* HAVE_LIBNOTIFY */
 
 #include "gnome-settings-profile.h"
@@ -608,9 +611,13 @@
         gsd_a11y_keyboard_manager_ensure_status_icon (manager);
         manager->priv->notification = notify_notification_new (title,
                                                                message,
-                                                               "preferences-desktop-accessibility",
-                                                               NULL);
+                                                               "preferences-desktop-accessibility"
+#if NOTIFY_CHECK_VERSION (0, 7, 0)
+                                                               );
+#else
+                                                               , NULL);
         notify_notification_attach_to_status_icon (manager->priv->notification, manager->priv->status_icon);
+#endif
         notify_notification_set_timeout (manager->priv->notification, NOTIFICATION_TIMEOUT * 1000);
 
         notify_notification_add_action (manager->priv->notification,
@@ -747,9 +754,13 @@
         gsd_a11y_keyboard_manager_ensure_status_icon (manager);
         manager->priv->notification = notify_notification_new (title,
                                                                message,
-                                                               "preferences-desktop-accessibility",
-                                                               NULL);
+                                                               "preferences-desktop-accessibility"
+#if NOTIFY_CHECK_VERSION (0, 7, 0)
+                                                               );
+#else
+                                                               , NULL);
         notify_notification_attach_to_status_icon (manager->priv->notification, manager->priv->status_icon);
+#endif
         notify_notification_set_timeout (manager->priv->notification, NOTIFICATION_TIMEOUT * 1000);
 
         notify_notification_add_action (manager->priv->notification,
--- plugins/xrandr/gsd-xrandr-manager.c
+++ plugins/xrandr/gsd-xrandr-manager.c
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBNOTIFY
 #include <libnotify/notify.h>
+#ifndef NOTIFY_CHECK_VERSION
+#define NOTIFY_CHECK_VERSION(x,y,z) 0
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #include "gnome-settings-profile.h"
@@ -1086,6 +1089,11 @@
 
         g_assert (error_to_display == NULL || secondary_text == NULL);
 
+#if NOTIFY_CHECK_VERSION (0, 7, 0)
+	notification = notify_notification_new (primary_text,
+							error_to_display ? error_to_display->message : secondary_text,
+							GSD_XRANDR_ICON_NAME);
+#else
         if (priv->status_icon)
                 notification = notify_notification_new_with_status_icon (primary_text,
                                                                          error_to_display ? error_to_display->message : secondary_text,
@@ -1096,6 +1104,7 @@
                                                         error_to_display ? error_to_display->message : secondary_text,
                                                         GSD_XRANDR_ICON_NAME,
                                                         NULL);
+#endif
 
         notify_notification_show (notification, NULL); /* NULL-GError */
 #else