diff --git a/demos/gtk-demo/main.c b/demos/gtk-demo/main.c
index b261822c72..ff7913951e 100644
--- a/demos/gtk-demo/main.c
+++ b/demos/gtk-demo/main.c
@@ -916,9 +916,10 @@ startup (GApplication *app)
 {
   GtkBuilder *builder;
   GMenuModel *appmenu;
+  gchar *ids[] = { "appmenu", NULL };
 
   builder = gtk_builder_new ();
-  gtk_builder_add_from_resource (builder, "/ui/main.ui", NULL);
+  gtk_builder_add_objects_from_resource (builder, "/ui/main.ui", ids, NULL);
 
   appmenu = (GMenuModel *)gtk_builder_get_object (builder, "appmenu");