diff --git a/gdk/wayland/gdktoplevel-wayland.c b/gdk/wayland/gdktoplevel-wayland.c
index e463b97686..9dbab516ab 100644
--- a/gdk/wayland/gdktoplevel-wayland.c
+++ b/gdk/wayland/gdktoplevel-wayland.c
@@ -620,9 +620,11 @@ xdg_toplevel_configure (void                *data,
           pending_state |= (GDK_TOPLEVEL_STATE_TILED |
                             GDK_TOPLEVEL_STATE_LEFT_TILED);
           break;
+#ifdef HAVE_TOPLEVEL_STATE_SUSPENDED
         case XDG_TOPLEVEL_STATE_SUSPENDED:
           pending_state |= GDK_TOPLEVEL_STATE_SUSPENDED;
           break;
+#endif
         default:
           /* Unknown state */
           break;
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 17681d1359..b99bf847b3 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ harfbuzz_req       = '>= 2.6.0'
 fribidi_req        = '>= 1.0.6'
 cairo_req          = '>= 1.14.0'
 gdk_pixbuf_req     = '>= 2.30.0'
-wayland_proto_req  = '>= 1.32'
+wayland_proto_req  = '>= 1.31'
 wayland_req        = '>= 1.21.0'
 graphene_req       = '>= 1.10.0'
 epoxy_req          = '>= 1.4'
@@ -483,6 +483,10 @@ if wayland_enabled
     'xkbcommon @0@'.format(xkbcommon_req),
     'wayland-egl',
   ]
+
+  if wlprotocolsdep.version().version_compare('>=1.32')
+    cdata.set('HAVE_TOPLEVEL_STATE_SUSPENDED', 1)
+  endif
 endif
 
 x11_pkgs = []