--- src/empathy-chat-window.c
+++ src/empathy-chat-window.c
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@
 #include <gdk/gdkx.h>
 #include <glib/gi18n.h>
 #include <libnotify/notification.h>
+#include <libnotify/notify.h>
+
+#ifndef NOTIFY_CHECK_VERSION
+#define NOTIFY_CHECK_VERSION(x,y,z) 0
+#endif
 
 #include <telepathy-glib/telepathy-glib.h>
 
@@ -1300,7 +1305,12 @@
 		   to an existing notification with the same title.
 		   In this way the previous message will not be lost: the new
 		   message will appear below it, in the same notification */
-		notification = notify_notification_new (header, escaped, NULL, NULL);
+		notification = notify_notification_new (header, escaped, NULL
+#if NOTIFY_CHECK_VERSION (0, 7, 0)
+		);
+#else
+		, NULL);
+#endif
 
 		if (priv->notification == NULL) {
 			priv->notification = notification;
--- src/empathy-status-icon.c
+++ src/empathy-status-icon.c
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 #include <libnotify/notification.h>
 #include <libnotify/notify.h>
 
+#ifndef NOTIFY_CHECK_VERSION
+#define NOTIFY_CHECK_VERSION(x,y,z) 0
+#endif
+
 #include <telepathy-glib/account-manager.h>
 #include <telepathy-glib/util.h>
 
@@ -206,8 +210,12 @@
 			   to an existing notification with the same title.
 			   In this way the previous message will not be lost: the new
 			   message will appear below it, in the same notification */
+#if NOTIFY_CHECK_VERSION (0, 7, 0)
+			/* notify_notification_new_with_status_icon was removed */
+#else
 			notification = notify_notification_new_with_status_icon
 				(priv->event->header, message_esc, NULL, priv->icon);
+#endif
 
 			if (priv->notification == NULL) {
 				priv->notification = notification;