diff --git a/src/common/dbus/example.c b/src/common/dbus/example.c
index b78bb004..ee1833d3 100644
--- a/src/common/dbus/example.c
+++ b/src/common/dbus/example.c
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	gchar *path;
 	GError *error = NULL;
 
+#if ! GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 36, 0)
 	g_type_init ();
+#endif
 
 	connection = dbus_g_bus_get (DBUS_BUS_SESSION, &error);
 	if (connection == NULL) {