diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5c4978e..ce38fe4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ AC_PROG_EGREP
 
 # Dependencies
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([readline/readline.h readline/history.h],,[AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find readline headers])])
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GLFS], [glusterfs-api >= 3],,[AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find glusterfs api headers])])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GLFS], [glusterfs-api >= 3],[],[AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find glusterfs api headers])])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GLFS_7_6],[glusterfs-api >= 7.6],[AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GLFS_7_6,1,[found glusterfs api version >= 7.6])], [no])
 
 AC_CHECK_PROG([HAVE_HELP2MAN],[help2man],[yes],[no])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_HELP2MAN], [test "x$HAVE_HELP2MAN" = xyes])
diff --git a/src/glfs-cp.c b/src/glfs-cp.c
index 3edfcce..b778425 100644
--- a/src/glfs-cp.c
+++ b/src/glfs-cp.c
@@ -566,8 +566,11 @@ local_to_remote (const char *local_path, const char *remote_path, glfs_t *fs)
                 error (0, errno, "failed to lock %s", full_path);
                 goto out;
         }
-
+#ifdef HAVE_GLFS_7_6
+        ret = glfs_ftruncate (remote_fd, 0, NULL, NULL);
+#else
         ret = glfs_ftruncate (remote_fd, 0);
+#endif
         if (ret == -1) {
                 error (0, errno, "failed to truncate %s", full_path);
                 goto out;
diff --git a/src/glfs-mv.c b/src/glfs-mv.c
index dfe1d91..cacd66d 100644
--- a/src/glfs-mv.c
+++ b/src/glfs-mv.c
@@ -567,7 +567,11 @@ local_to_remote (const char *local_path, const char *remote_path, glfs_t *fs)
                 goto out;
         }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_GLFS_7_6
+        ret = glfs_ftruncate (remote_fd, 0, NULL, NULL);
+#else
         ret = glfs_ftruncate (remote_fd, 0);
+#endif
         if (ret == -1) {
                 error (0, errno, "failed to truncate %s", full_path);
                 goto out;
diff --git a/src/glfs-put.c b/src/glfs-put.c
index c253d81..e7be636 100644
--- a/src/glfs-put.c
+++ b/src/glfs-put.c
@@ -256,7 +256,11 @@ gluster_put (glfs_t *fs, struct state *state)
                         goto out;
                 }
         } else {
+#ifdef HAVE_GLFS_7_6
+                ret = glfs_ftruncate (fd, 0, NULL, NULL);
+#else
                 ret = glfs_ftruncate (fd, 0);
+#endif
                 if (ret == -1) {
                         error (0, errno, "truncate error: %s", filename);
                         goto out;