diff --git a/test/any2ppm.c b/test/any2ppm.c
index af2a43edf..b125496e8 100644
--- a/test/any2ppm.c
+++ b/test/any2ppm.c
@@ -863,8 +863,10 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     const char *err;
 
 #if CAIRO_CAN_TEST_PDF_SURFACE || CAIRO_CAN_TEST_SVG_SURFACE
+#if GLIB_MAJOR_VERSION <= 2 && GLIB_MINOR_VERSION <= 34
     g_type_init ();
 #endif
+#endif
 
 #if CAIRO_CAN_TEST_SVG_SURFACE
     rsvg_set_default_dpi (72.0);