--- src/syslog-notify.c
+++ src/syslog-notify.c
@@ -66,7 +66,15 @@
     close(fd);
     return;
   }
+#ifdef NOTIFY_CHECK_VERSION
+#if NOTIFY_CHECK_VERSION (0, 7, 0)
+  notification=notify_notification_new(title,message,NULL);
+#else
   notification=notify_notification_new(title,message,NULL,NULL);
+#endif
+#else
+  notification=notify_notification_new(title,message,NULL,NULL);
+#endif
   notify_notification_set_timeout(notification,NOTIFY_EXPIRES_DEFAULT);
   notify_notification_set_urgency(notification,NOTIFY_URGENCY_NORMAL);
   notify_notification_set_hint_string(notification,"x-canonical-append",