diff --git a/config.h.meson b/config.h.meson
index 141b2240a..b93fda872 100644
--- a/config.h.meson
+++ b/config.h.meson
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `mallinfo' function. */
 #mesondefine HAVE_MALLINFO
 
+/* Define to 1 if you have the `mallinfo2' function. */
+#mesondefine HAVE_MALLINFO2
+
 /* Define to 1 fi you have the <sys/resource.h> header file. */
 #mesondefine HAVE_SYS_RESOURCE_H
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5958a7b31..38b7a97af 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ cdata.set('HAVE_GIO_DESKTOP_LAUNCH_URIS_WITH_FDS',
 )
 cdata.set('HAVE_FDWALK', cc.has_function('fdwalk'))
 cdata.set('HAVE_MALLINFO', cc.has_function('mallinfo'))
+cdata.set('HAVE_MALLINFO2', cc.has_function('mallinfo2'))
 cdata.set('HAVE_SYS_RESOURCE_H', cc.has_header('sys/resource.h'))
 cdata.set('HAVE__NL_TIME_FIRST_WEEKDAY',
   cc.has_header_symbol('langinfo.h', '_NL_TIME_FIRST_WEEKDAY')
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 5d07a4301..91e5493fd 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_MALLINFO
+#if defined (HAVE_MALLINFO) || defined (HAVE_MALLINFO2)
 #include <malloc.h>
 #endif
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -213,8 +213,12 @@ static void
 malloc_statistics_callback (ShellPerfLog *perf_log,
                             gpointer      data)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_MALLINFO
+#if defined (HAVE_MALLINFO) || defined (HAVE_MALLINFO2)
+#ifdef HAVE_MALLINFO2
+  struct mallinfo2 info = mallinfo2 ();
+#else
   struct mallinfo info = mallinfo ();
+#endif
 
   shell_perf_log_update_statistic_i (perf_log,
                                      "malloc.arenaSize",
@@ -225,7 +229,7 @@ malloc_statistics_callback (ShellPerfLog *perf_log,
   shell_perf_log_update_statistic_i (perf_log,
                                      "malloc.usedSize",
                                      info.uordblks);
-#endif
+#endif /* defined (HAVE_MALLINFO) || defined (HAVE_MALLINFO2) */
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/shell-global.c b/src/shell-global.c
index 027c9d6c4..f05ec9b41 100644
--- a/src/shell-global.c
+++ b/src/shell-global.c
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@
 #define GNOME_DESKTOP_USE_UNSTABLE_API
 #include <libgnome-desktop/gnome-systemd.h>
 
-/* Memory report bits */
-#ifdef HAVE_MALLINFO
-#include <malloc.h>
-#endif
-
 #if defined __OpenBSD__ || defined __FreeBSD__
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
 #endif