diff --git a/pylint_plugin_utils/__init__.py b/pylint_plugin_utils/__init__.py
index 917684d..8e97f8e 100644
--- a/pylint_plugin_utils/__init__.py
+++ b/pylint_plugin_utils/__init__.py
@@ -116,8 +116,16 @@ def suppress_message(linter, checker_method, message_id_or_symbol, test_func):
     # Therefore here, we try the new attribute name, and fall back to the old version for
     # compatability with <=1.2 and >=1.3
     msgs_store = getattr(linter, 'msgs_store', linter)
+
+    # pylint 2.0 renamed check_message_id to get_message_definition in:
+    # https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/commit/5ccbf9eaa54c0c302c9180bdfb745566c16e416d
+    if hasattr(msgs_store, 'check_message_id'):
+        get_message_definition = msgs_store.check_message_id
+    else:
+        get_message_definition = msgs_store.get_message_definition
+
     try:
-        pylint_message = msgs_store.check_message_id(message_id_or_symbol)
+        pylint_message = get_message_definition(message_id_or_symbol)
         symbols = [s for s in (pylint_message.msgid, pylint_message.symbol) if s is not None]
     except UnknownMessage:
         # This can happen due to mismatches of pylint versions and plugin expectations of available messages