diff --git a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylanddyn.h b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylanddyn.h
index c867ec001df78d..3d8d973ccd4f1b 100644
--- a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylanddyn.h
+++ b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylanddyn.h
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ enum libdecor_window_state;
 #include "xkbcommon/xkbcommon.h"
 #include "xkbcommon/xkbcommon-compose.h"
 
+/* Must be included before our #defines, see Bugzilla #4957 */
+#include "wayland-client-core.h"
+
+#define SDL_WAYLAND_CHECK_VERSION(x, y, z) \
+  (WAYLAND_VERSION_MAJOR > x || \
+   (WAYLAND_VERSION_MAJOR == x && WAYLAND_VERSION_MINOR > y) || \
+   (WAYLAND_VERSION_MAJOR == x && WAYLAND_VERSION_MINOR == y && WAYLAND_VERSION_MICRO >= z))
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
 {
@@ -71,9 +79,6 @@ void SDL_WAYLAND_UnloadSymbols(void);
 }
 #endif
 
-/* Must be included before our #defines, see Bugzilla #4957 */
-#include "wayland-client-core.h"
-
 #ifdef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_WAYLAND_DYNAMIC
 
 #if defined(_WAYLAND_CLIENT_H) || defined(WAYLAND_CLIENT_H)
diff --git a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandsym.h b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandsym.h
index fa29bedb10247a..7d315319c4aaec 100644
--- a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandsym.h
+++ b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandsym.h
@@ -84,9 +84,11 @@ SDL_WAYLAND_MODULE(WAYLAND_CLIENT_1_18)
 SDL_WAYLAND_SYM(void, wl_proxy_set_tag, (struct wl_proxy *, const char * const *))
 SDL_WAYLAND_SYM(const char * const *, wl_proxy_get_tag, (struct wl_proxy *))
 
+#if SDL_WAYLAND_CHECK_VERSION(1, 20, 0)
 SDL_WAYLAND_MODULE(WAYLAND_CLIENT_1_20)
 SDL_WAYLAND_SYM(struct wl_proxy*, wl_proxy_marshal_flags, (struct wl_proxy *proxy, uint32_t opcode, const struct wl_interface *interfac, uint32_t version, uint32_t flags, ...))
 SDL_WAYLAND_SYM(struct wl_proxy*, wl_proxy_marshal_array_flags, (struct wl_proxy *proxy, uint32_t opcode, const struct wl_interface *interface, uint32_t version,  uint32_t flags, union wl_argument *args))
+#endif
 
 SDL_WAYLAND_INTERFACE(wl_seat_interface)
 SDL_WAYLAND_INTERFACE(wl_surface_interface)