diff --git a/srcpkgs/libdbusmenu-glib/template b/srcpkgs/libdbusmenu-glib/template
index ade86c9f026..3e9a2b024b0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libdbusmenu-glib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libdbusmenu-glib/template
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ checksum=b9cc4a2acd74509435892823607d966d424bd9ad5d0b00938f27240a1bfa878a
 build_options="gir"
 build_options_default="gir"
 
+# Avoid errors for macros deprecated since glib-2.58 */
+CFLAGS="-DGLIB_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=GLIB_VERSION_2_56 -DGLIB_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED=GLIB_VERSION_2_56"
+
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi
 }