diff --git a/tests/delete.c b/tests/delete.c
index b72d3ca..5705848 100644
--- a/tests/delete.c
+++ b/tests/delete.c
@@ -114,7 +114,10 @@ static void process_devices(char **argv)
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 36, 0)
 	g_type_init();
+#endif
+
 	create_manager();
 
 	if (argc < 2) {
diff --git a/tests/enroll.c b/tests/enroll.c
index 4a0fe09..370f7e3 100644
--- a/tests/enroll.c
+++ b/tests/enroll.c
@@ -159,7 +159,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	GError *err = NULL;
 	DBusGProxy *dev;
 
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 36, 0)
 	g_type_init();
+#endif
 
 	dbus_g_object_register_marshaller (fprintd_marshal_VOID__STRING_BOOLEAN,
 					   G_TYPE_NONE, G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_BOOLEAN, G_TYPE_INVALID);
diff --git a/tests/list.c b/tests/list.c
index 9f5285e..d969752 100644
--- a/tests/list.c
+++ b/tests/list.c
@@ -130,7 +130,10 @@ static void process_devices(char **argv)
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 36, 0)
 	g_type_init();
+#endif
+
 	create_manager();
 
 	if (argc < 2) {
diff --git a/tests/verify.c b/tests/verify.c
index f3d04cd..c828c80 100644
--- a/tests/verify.c
+++ b/tests/verify.c
@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	DBusGProxy *dev;
 	char *username;
 
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 36, 0)
 	g_type_init();
+#endif
 
 	dbus_g_object_register_marshaller (fprintd_marshal_VOID__STRING_BOOLEAN,
 					   G_TYPE_NONE, G_TYPE_STRING, G_TYPE_BOOLEAN, G_TYPE_INVALID);