diff --git a/dbus.c b/dbus.c
index 39f92dd..729cab1 100644
--- a/dbus.c
+++ b/dbus.c
@@ -389,7 +389,9 @@ int initdbus(void)
 {
         guint owner_id;
 
-        g_type_init();
+        #if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,35,0)
+                g_type_init();
+        #endif
 
         introspection_data = g_dbus_node_info_new_for_xml(introspection_xml,
                                                           NULL);
diff --git a/dunstify.c b/dunstify.c
index 9209c87..7958cd6 100644
--- a/dunstify.c
+++ b/dunstify.c
@@ -249,8 +249,9 @@ void add_hint(NotifyNotification *n, char *str)
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-
-    g_type_init();
+    #if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,35,0)
+        g_type_init();
+    #endif
     parse_commandline(argc, argv);
 
     if (!notify_init(appname)) {