diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 520a8f6..609dbc1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ else ifeq ($(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --exists libsystemd && echo "0" || echo "1"), 0
 	override CFLAGS += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags libsystemd) -D USE_JOURNALD=0
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --exists libseccomp && echo "0" || echo "1"), 0)
+ifeq ($(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --atleast-version 2.5.0 libseccomp && echo "0" || echo "1"), 0)
 	override LIBS += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs libseccomp) -ldl
 	override CFLAGS += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags libseccomp) -D USE_SECCOMP=1
 else
diff --git a/src/conmon.c b/src/conmon.c
index 93d3f5e..795701c 100644
--- a/src/conmon.c
+++ b/src/conmon.c
@@ -180,10 +180,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (opt_seccomp_notify_socket != NULL) {
 #if !USE_SECCOMP
 		pexit("seccomp support not present");
-#endif
+#else
 		if (opt_seccomp_notify_plugins == NULL)
 			pexit("seccomp notify socket specified without any plugin");
 		seccomp_listener = setup_seccomp_socket(opt_seccomp_notify_socket);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/* We always create a stderr pipe, because that way we can capture
diff --git a/src/seccomp_notify.c b/src/seccomp_notify.c
index 4037f27..58f4a16 100644
--- a/src/seccomp_notify.c
+++ b/src/seccomp_notify.c
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #include "cmsg.h"
 #include "seccomp_notify.h"
 
+#if USE_SECCOMP
+
 #ifndef SECCOMP_USER_NOTIF_FLAG_CONTINUE
 #define SECCOMP_USER_NOTIF_FLAG_CONTINUE (1UL << 0)
 #endif
@@ -37,19 +39,15 @@ struct seccomp_notify_context_s {
 	struct plugin *plugins;
 	size_t n_plugins;
 
-#if USE_SECCOMP
 	struct seccomp_notif_resp *sresp;
 	struct seccomp_notif *sreq;
 	struct seccomp_notif_sizes sizes;
-#endif
 };
 
 static inline void *xmalloc0(size_t size);
 static void cleanup_seccomp_plugins();
 
-#if USE_SECCOMP
 static int seccomp_syscall(unsigned int op, unsigned int flags, void *args);
-#endif
 
 gboolean seccomp_cb(int fd, GIOCondition condition, G_GNUC_UNUSED gpointer user_data)
 {
@@ -100,7 +98,6 @@ gboolean seccomp_accept_cb(int fd, G_GNUC_UNUSED GIOCondition condition, G_GNUC_
 	return G_SOURCE_CONTINUE;
 }
 
-#if USE_SECCOMP
 int seccomp_notify_plugins_load(struct seccomp_notify_context_s **out, const char *plugins, struct seccomp_notify_conf_s *conf)
 {
 	cleanup_seccomp_notify_context struct seccomp_notify_context_s *ctx = xmalloc0(sizeof *ctx);
@@ -273,27 +270,6 @@ int seccomp_notify_plugins_free(struct seccomp_notify_context_s *ctx)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#else
-int seccomp_notify_plugins_load(G_GNUC_UNUSED struct seccomp_notify_context_s **out, G_GNUC_UNUSED const char *plugins,
-				G_GNUC_UNUSED struct seccomp_notify_conf_s *conf)
-{
-	pexit("seccomp support not available");
-	return -1;
-}
-
-int seccomp_notify_plugins_event(G_GNUC_UNUSED struct seccomp_notify_context_s *ctx, G_GNUC_UNUSED int seccomp_fd)
-{
-	pexit("seccomp support not available");
-	return -1;
-}
-
-int seccomp_notify_plugins_free(G_GNUC_UNUSED struct seccomp_notify_context_s *ctx)
-{
-	pexit("seccomp support not available");
-	return -1;
-}
-#endif
-
 static void cleanup_seccomp_plugins()
 {
 	if (seccomp_notify_ctx) {
@@ -319,10 +295,15 @@ static inline void *xmalloc0(size_t size)
 	return res;
 }
 
-#if USE_SECCOMP
 static int seccomp_syscall(unsigned int op, unsigned int flags, void *args)
 {
 	errno = 0;
 	return syscall(__NR_seccomp, op, flags, args);
 }
+#else
+gboolean seccomp_accept_cb(G_GNUC_UNUSED int fd, G_GNUC_UNUSED GIOCondition condition, G_GNUC_UNUSED gpointer user_data)
+{
+	pexit("seccomp support not available");
+	return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/src/seccomp_notify.h b/src/seccomp_notify.h
index 22cf824..9dda848 100644
--- a/src/seccomp_notify.h
+++ b/src/seccomp_notify.h
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 
 #include "seccomp_notify_plugin.h"
 
+#if USE_SECCOMP
+
 struct seccomp_notify_context_s;
 
 gboolean seccomp_cb(int fd, GIOCondition condition, G_GNUC_UNUSED gpointer user_data);
-gboolean seccomp_accept_cb(int fd, G_GNUC_UNUSED GIOCondition condition, G_GNUC_UNUSED gpointer user_data);
 
 int seccomp_notify_plugins_load(struct seccomp_notify_context_s **out, const char *plugins, struct seccomp_notify_conf_s *conf);
 int seccomp_notify_plugins_event(struct seccomp_notify_context_s *ctx, int seccomp_fd);
@@ -15,4 +16,6 @@ int seccomp_notify_plugins_free(struct seccomp_notify_context_s *ctx);
 #define cleanup_seccomp_notify_context __attribute__((cleanup(cleanup_seccomp_notify_pluginsp)))
 void cleanup_seccomp_notify_pluginsp(void *p);
 
-#endif
+#endif // USE_SECCOMP
+gboolean seccomp_accept_cb(int fd, G_GNUC_UNUSED GIOCondition condition, G_GNUC_UNUSED gpointer user_data);
+#endif // SECCOMP_NOTIFY_H
diff --git a/src/seccomp_notify_plugin.h b/src/seccomp_notify_plugin.h
index a35c366..562957f 100644
--- a/src/seccomp_notify_plugin.h
+++ b/src/seccomp_notify_plugin.h
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-#ifndef SECCOMP_NOTIFY_PLUGINPLUGIN_H
+#ifndef SECCOMP_NOTIFY_PLUGIN_H
 
 #include <linux/seccomp.h>
 
+#if USE_SECCOMP
+
 struct seccomp_notify_conf_s {
 	const char *runtime_root_path;
 	const char *name;
@@ -37,4 +39,5 @@ typedef int (*run_oci_seccomp_notify_stop_cb)(void *opaque);
 /* Retrieve the API version used by the plugin.  It MUST return 1. */
 typedef int (*run_oci_seccomp_notify_plugin_version_cb)();
 
-#endif
+#endif // USE_SECCOMP
+#endif // SECCOMP_NOTIFY_PLUGIN_H