diff --git a/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-glib.h b/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-glib.h
index 33cd50f44d..45f2c50a3c 100644
--- a/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-glib.h
+++ b/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-glib.h
@@ -411,9 +411,8 @@ _nm_g_hash_table_get_keys_as_array (GHashTable *hash_table,
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2, 44, 0)
 static inline gpointer
-g_steal_pointer (gpointer pp)
+_nm_g_steal_pointer (gpointer pp)
 {
 	gpointer *ptr = (gpointer *) pp;
 	gpointer ref;
@@ -423,13 +422,20 @@ g_steal_pointer (gpointer pp)
 
 	return ref;
 }
+
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2, 44, 0)
+static inline gpointer
+g_steal_pointer (gpointer pp)
+{
+	return _nm_g_steal_pointer (pp);
+}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef g_steal_pointer
 #undef g_steal_pointer
 #endif
 #define g_steal_pointer(pp) \
-	((typeof (*(pp))) g_steal_pointer (pp))
+	((typeof (*(pp))) _nm_g_steal_pointer (pp))
 
 /*****************************************************************************/