diff --git a/winpr/libwinpr/utils/json/json.c b/winpr/libwinpr/utils/json/json.c
index 3fc99dfa0..160e25425 100644
--- a/winpr/libwinpr/utils/json/json.c
+++ b/winpr/libwinpr/utils/json/json.c
@@ -32,13 +32,11 @@
 
 #if defined(WITH_CJSON)
 #if CJSON_VERSION_MAJOR == 1
-#if CJSON_VERSION_MINOR <= 7
-#if CJSON_VERSION_PATCH < 13
+#if (CJSON_VERSION_MINOR < 7) || ((CJSON_VERSION_MINOR == 7) && (CJSON_VERSION_PATCH < 13))
 #define USE_CJSON_COMPAT
 #endif
 #endif
 #endif
-#endif
 
 #if defined(WITH_JSONC)
 #if JSON_C_MAJOR_VERSION == 0
@@ -617,7 +615,14 @@ BOOL WINPR_JSON_AddItemToArray(WINPR_JSON* array, WINPR_JSON* item)
 		return FALSE;
 	return TRUE;
 #elif defined(WITH_CJSON)
+#if defined(USE_CJSON_COMPAT)
+	if ((array == NULL) || (item == NULL))
+		return FALSE;
+	cJSON_AddItemToArray((cJSON*)array, (cJSON*)item);
+	return TRUE;
+#else
 	return cJSON_AddItemToArray((cJSON*)array, (cJSON*)item);
+#endif
 #else
 	WINPR_UNUSED(array);
 	WINPR_UNUSED(item);