diff --git a/capplets/about-me/ChangeLog b/capplets/about-me/ChangeLog
index a025973c5..8bcbd8dab 100644
--- a/capplets/about-me/ChangeLog
+++ b/capplets/about-me/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-02-01  Jens Granseuer  <jensgr@gmx.net>
+
+	* gnome-about-me.c: define GNOME_DESKTOP_USE_UNSTABLE_API to fix
+	build
+
 ==================== 2.25.3 ====================
 
 2008-12-08  Bastien Nocera  <hadess@hadess.net>
diff --git a/capplets/about-me/gnome-about-me.c b/capplets/about-me/gnome-about-me.c
index 91583daa3..c5e9f437d 100644
--- a/capplets/about-me/gnome-about-me.c
+++ b/capplets/about-me/gnome-about-me.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <glib/gstdio.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <gio/gio.h>
-#include <libgnomeui/gnome-desktop-thumbnail.h>
 #include <gconf/gconf-client.h>
 #include <glade/glade.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
@@ -34,6 +33,9 @@
 #include <libebook/e-book.h>
 #include <dbus/dbus-glib-bindings.h>
 
+#define GNOME_DESKTOP_USE_UNSTABLE_API
+#include <libgnomeui/gnome-desktop-thumbnail.h>
+
 #ifdef HAVE_POLKIT
 #include <polkit-gnome/polkit-gnome.h>
 #endif