diff --git a/libfwupdplugin/fu-device.c b/libfwupdplugin/fu-device.c
index c754941b9..65c3dcc53 100644
--- a/libfwupdplugin/fu-device.c
+++ b/libfwupdplugin/fu-device.c
@@ -173,9 +173,11 @@ fu_device_add_possible_plugin (FuDevice *self, const gchar *plugin)
 	g_return_if_fail (plugin != NULL);
 
 	/* add if it does not already exist */
+#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,54,3)
 	if (g_ptr_array_find_with_equal_func (priv->possible_plugins, plugin,
 					      g_str_equal, NULL))
 		return;
+#endif
 	g_ptr_array_add (priv->possible_plugins, g_strdup (plugin));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/fu-engine.c b/src/fu-engine.c
index 85d896b4e..413dac20a 100644
--- a/src/fu-engine.c
+++ b/src/fu-engine.c
@@ -4481,9 +4481,11 @@ fu_engine_get_releases_for_device (FuEngine *self,
 	for (guint i = 0; i < releases->len; i++) {
 		FwupdRelease *rel_tmp = FWUPD_RELEASE (g_ptr_array_index (releases, i));
 		const gchar *branch_tmp = fu_engine_get_branch_fallback (fwupd_release_get_branch (rel_tmp));
+#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,54,3)
 		if (g_ptr_array_find_with_equal_func (branches, branch_tmp,
 						      g_str_equal, NULL))
 			continue;
+#endif
 		g_ptr_array_add (branches, g_strdup (branch_tmp));
 	}
 	if (branches->len > 1)
diff --git a/src/fu-tool.c b/src/fu-tool.c
index 3825ab3bd..318c38e64 100644
--- a/src/fu-tool.c
+++ b/src/fu-tool.c
@@ -2572,9 +2572,11 @@ fu_util_switch_branch (FuUtilPrivate *priv, gchar **values, GError **error)
 	for (guint i = 0; i < rels->len; i++) {
 		FwupdRelease *rel_tmp = g_ptr_array_index (rels, i);
 		const gchar *branch_tmp = fu_util_release_get_branch (rel_tmp);
+#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,54,3)
 		if (g_ptr_array_find_with_equal_func (branches, branch_tmp,
 						      g_str_equal, NULL))
 			continue;
+#endif
 		g_ptr_array_add (branches, g_strdup (branch_tmp));
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/fu-util.c b/src/fu-util.c
index 7bef47729..b1239eec7 100644
--- a/src/fu-util.c
+++ b/src/fu-util.c
@@ -1923,9 +1923,11 @@ fu_util_switch_branch (FuUtilPrivate *priv, gchar **values, GError **error)
 	for (guint i = 0; i < rels->len; i++) {
 		FwupdRelease *rel_tmp = g_ptr_array_index (rels, i);
 		const gchar *branch_tmp = fu_util_release_get_branch (rel_tmp);
+#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,54,3)
 		if (g_ptr_array_find_with_equal_func (branches, branch_tmp,
 						      g_str_equal, NULL))
 			continue;
+#endif
 		g_ptr_array_add (branches, g_strdup (branch_tmp));
 	}