diff --git a/src/notify_desktop.c b/src/notify_desktop.c
index 839bc61..31c2411 100644
--- a/src/notify_desktop.c
+++ b/src/notify_desktop.c
@@ -95,7 +95,13 @@ static int c_notify (const notification_t *n,
 				: (NOTIF_WARNING == n->severity) ? "WARNING"
 				: (NOTIF_OKAY == n->severity) ? "OKAY" : "UNKNOWN");
 
+#if (defined NOTIFY_CHECK_VERSION) 
+#if NOTIFY_CHECK_VERSION(0, 7, 0)
+	notification = notify_notification_new (summary, n->message, NULL);
+#endif
+#else
 	notification = notify_notification_new (summary, n->message, NULL, NULL);
+#endif
 	if (NULL == notification) {
 		log_err ("Failed to create a new notification.");
 		return -1;