diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c6684d1..03f0b69 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES(MEDIA_PANEL, $COMMON_MODULES)
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(NETWORK_PANEL, $COMMON_MODULES)
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(POWER_PANEL, $COMMON_MODULES upower-glib >= 0.9.1
                   cinnamon-settings-daemon >= $CSD_REQUIRED_VERSION)
+AC_CHECK_LIB(upower-glib,up_client_get_can_suspend , [upower_deprecated=yes] , [upower_deprecated=no])
+if test "x$upower_deprecated = xyes" ; then
+  AC_DEFINE(UPOWER_DEPRECATED ,1 [Defined if deprecated upower functions are available])
+fi
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(COLOR_PANEL, $COMMON_MODULES colord >= 0.1.8)
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(REGION_PANEL, $COMMON_MODULES libgnomekbd >= 2.91.91
                   polkit-gobject-1 >= $POLKIT_REQUIRED_VERSION
diff --git a/panels/power/cc-power-panel.c b/panels/power/cc-power-panel.c
index fb8e1b4..0473b0b 100644
--- a/panels/power/cc-power-panel.c
+++ b/panels/power/cc-power-panel.c
@@ -934,10 +934,18 @@ disable_unavailable_combo_items (CcPowerPanel *self,
                           -1);
       switch (value_tmp) {
       case CSD_POWER_ACTION_SUSPEND:
+#ifdef UPOWER_DEPRECATED
         enabled = cc_login1("CanSuspend") || up_client_get_can_suspend (self->priv->up_client);
+#else
+        enabled = cc_login1("CanSuspend");
+#endif
         break;
       case CSD_POWER_ACTION_HIBERNATE:
+#ifdef UPOWER_DEPRECATED
         enabled = cc_login1("CanHibernate") || up_client_get_can_hibernate (self->priv->up_client);
+#else
+        enabled = cc_login1("CanHibernate");
+#endif
         break;
       default:
         enabled = TRUE;