diff --git a/app/gimpconsoleapp.c b/app/gimpconsoleapp.c
index 309d7263c4..1239b31c66 100644
--- a/app/gimpconsoleapp.c
+++ b/app/gimpconsoleapp.c
@@ -66,7 +66,11 @@ gimp_console_app_new (Gimp        *gimp,
 
   app = g_object_new (GIMP_TYPE_CONSOLE_APP,
                       "application-id",    GIMP_APPLICATION_ID,
+#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,74,0)
                       "flags",             G_APPLICATION_DEFAULT_FLAGS | G_APPLICATION_NON_UNIQUE,
+#else
+                      "flags",             G_APPLICATION_FLAGS_NONE | G_APPLICATION_NON_UNIQUE,
+#endif
                       "gimp",              gimp,
                       "filenames",         filenames,
                       "as-new",            as_new,
diff --git a/app/gui/gimpapp.c b/app/gui/gimpapp.c
index f0c09e0aa7..214156ba1e 100644
--- a/app/gui/gimpapp.c
+++ b/app/gui/gimpapp.c
@@ -142,7 +142,11 @@ gimp_app_new (Gimp        *gimp,
                        * remove our own code for uniqueness and batch command
                        * inter-process communication. This should be tested.
                        */
+#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,74,0)
                       "flags",             G_APPLICATION_DEFAULT_FLAGS | G_APPLICATION_NON_UNIQUE,
+#else
+                      "flags",             G_APPLICATION_FLAGS_NONE | G_APPLICATION_NON_UNIQUE,
+#endif
                       "gimp",              gimp,
                       "filenames",         filenames,
                       "as-new",            as_new,