--- plugins/tray/tray-provider.c
+++ plugins/tray/tray-provider.c
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBNOTIFY
 #include <libnotify/notify.h>
+#ifndef NOTIFY_CHECK_VERSION
+#define NOTIFY_CHECK_VERSION(x,y,z) 0
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #include <libxfcegui4/libxfcegui4.h>
@@ -260,8 +263,11 @@
     }
     
     message = g_strdup_printf ("%s %s %s %s", _("<b>Playing:</b>"), title, _("<b>Duration:</b>"), timestring);
-    
+#if NOTIFY_CHECK_VERSION (0, 7, 0)
+    tray->n = notify_notification_new (title, message, NULL);
+#else
     tray->n = notify_notification_new (title, message, NULL, NULL);
+#endif
     g_free (title);
     g_free (message);