diff --git a/qemu-pixman.c b/qemu-pixman.c
index ac7bc018ec..e46e1804f6 100644
--- a/qemu-pixman.c
+++ b/qemu-pixman.c
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ int qemu_pixman_get_type(int rshift, int gshift, int bshift)
         if (rshift == 0) {
             type = PIXMAN_TYPE_ABGR;
         } else {
+#if PIXMAN_VERSION >= PIXMAN_VERSION_ENCODE(0, 21, 8)
             type = PIXMAN_TYPE_BGRA;
+#endif
         }
     }
     return type;