diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index 6f7cb5b0..8283692a 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@
 #include <glib/gstdio.h>
 #include <gio/gio.h>
 
+#if GLIB_MAJOR_VERSION >= 0x2 && GLIB_MINOR_VERSION >= 0x41 && GLIB_MICRO_VERSION >= 0x2
+#define G_TIME_FMT_MICRO "%H:%M:%S.%f"
+#else
+#define G_TIME_FMT_MICRO "%H:%M:%S"
+#endif
 
 /**
  *  Tries to open the given URI in a browser.
@@ -1050,7 +1055,7 @@ gint utils_parse_color_to_bgr(const gchar *spec)
 gchar *utils_get_current_time_string(gboolean include_microseconds)
 {
 	GDateTime *now = g_date_time_new_now_local();
-	const gchar *format = include_microseconds ? "%H:%M:%S.%f" : "%H:%M:%S";
+	const gchar *format = include_microseconds ? G_TIME_FMT_MICRO : "%H:%M:%S";
 	gchar *time_string = g_date_time_format(now, format);
 	g_date_time_unref(now);
 	return time_string;