diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4ebb8739..b45c53fb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -87,11 +87,13 @@ ECAL_REQUIRED=3.13.90
 EDATASERVER_REQUIRED=3.17.1
 EDATASERVERUI_REQUIRED=3.17.1
 LIBICAL_REQUIRED=0.43
+GOA_MIN_VERSION=3.2.0
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(CALENDAR,
                   gmodule-export-2.0
                   gio-2.0 >= $GLIB_MIN_VERSION
                   glib-2.0 >= $GLIB_MIN_VERSION
+                  goa-1.0 >= $GOA_MIN_VERSION
                   gtk+-3.0 >= $GTK_MIN_VERSION
                   libecal-1.2 >= $ECAL_REQUIRED
                   libedataserver-1.2 >= $EDATASERVER_REQUIRED
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index b9c6f547..06da0616 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS =                                             \
     $(MAINTAINER_COMPILER_FLAGS)                          \
     $(WARN_CFLAGS)                                        \
     -DEDS_DISABLE_DEPRECATED                              \
+    -DGOA_API_IS_SUBJECT_TO_CHANGE                        \
     $(CALENDAR_CFLAGS)
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = gnome-calendar