diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c
index e0d0940770..412c0e6393 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c
@@ -187,6 +187,35 @@ typedef struct KeyFileGroupName
 
 #define NOT_KF_AFTER_FORCE_KF_EVT_TOLERANCE 1
 
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,54,0)
+#define g_enum_to_string gst_validate_g_enum_to_string
+static gchar *
+gst_validate_g_enum_to_string (GType g_enum_type, gint value)
+{
+  gchar *result;
+  GEnumClass *enum_class;
+  GEnumValue *enum_value;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_ENUM (g_enum_type), NULL);
+
+  enum_class = g_type_class_ref (g_enum_type);
+
+  /* Already warned */
+  if (enum_class == NULL)
+    return g_strdup_printf ("%d", value);
+
+  enum_value = g_enum_get_value (enum_class, value);
+
+  if (enum_value == NULL)
+    result = g_strdup_printf ("%d", value);
+  else
+    result = g_strdup (enum_value->value_name);
+
+  g_type_class_unref (enum_class);
+  return result;
+}
+#endif
+
 static GstValidateInterceptionReturn
 gst_validate_scenario_intercept_report (GstValidateReporter * reporter,
     GstValidateReport * report)