diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3b440a39c..0f7c90b03 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2175,8 +2175,8 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(gpujpeg,
         [gpujpeg_req=$build_default])
 
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBGPUJPEG_ANY], [ libgpujpeg ], [ found_gpujpeg_any=yes ], [ found_gpujpeg_any=no ])
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBGPUJPEG], [ libgpujpeg >= 0.11 ], [ found_gpujpeg=yes ], [ found_gpujpeg=no ])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBGPUJPEG_ANY], [libgpujpeg], [ found_gpujpeg_any=yes ], [ found_gpujpeg_any=no ])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBGPUJPEG], [libgpujpeg >= 0.12.0], [ found_gpujpeg=yes ], [ found_gpujpeg=no ])
 
 if test "$found_gpujpeg_any" = yes -a "$found_gpujpeg" = no; then
         AC_MSG_WARN([Old GPUJPEG version found, please upgrade]);
diff --git a/src/video_compress/gpujpeg.cpp b/src/video_compress/gpujpeg.cpp
index 49b6ace52..144d91d49 100644
--- a/src/video_compress/gpujpeg.cpp
+++ b/src/video_compress/gpujpeg.cpp
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
 #include <set>
 #include <vector>
 
-#if LIBGPUJPEG_API_VERSION < 11
-#error "GPUJPEG API 10 or more requested!"
+#if GPUJPEG_VERSION_INT == 0
+#error "Old GPUJPEG API detected!"
 #endif
 
 #define MOD_NAME "[GPUJPEG enc.] "
@@ -446,9 +446,10 @@ state_video_compress_gpujpeg *state_video_compress_gpujpeg::create(struct module
 
 struct module * gpujpeg_compress_init(struct module *parent, const char *opts)
 {
-        if (gpujpeg_version() != LIBGPUJPEG_API_VERSION) {
+        if (gpujpeg_version() >> 8 != GPUJPEG_VERSION_INT >> 8) {
                 LOG(LOG_LEVEL_WARNING) << "GPUJPEG API version mismatch! (" <<
-                                gpujpeg_version() << " vs  " << LIBGPUJPEG_API_VERSION << ")\n";
+                                gpujpeg_version_to_string(gpujpeg_version()) << " vs  " <<
+                                gpujpeg_version_to_string(GPUJPEG_VERSION_INT) << ", required same minor version)\n";
         }
         struct state_video_compress_gpujpeg *s;
 
diff --git a/src/video_decompress/gpujpeg.c b/src/video_decompress/gpujpeg.c
index 8199f9aee..04c999396 100644
--- a/src/video_decompress/gpujpeg.c
+++ b/src/video_decompress/gpujpeg.c
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ static int configure_with(struct state_decompress_gpujpeg *s, struct video_desc
 
 static void * gpujpeg_decompress_init(void)
 {
-        if (gpujpeg_version() != LIBGPUJPEG_API_VERSION) {
-                log_msg(LOG_LEVEL_WARNING, "GPUJPEG API version mismatch! (%d vs %d)\n",
-                                gpujpeg_version(), LIBGPUJPEG_API_VERSION);
+        if (gpujpeg_version() >> 8 != GPUJPEG_VERSION_INT >> 8) {
+                log_msg(LOG_LEVEL_WARNING, "GPUJPEG API version mismatch! (%s vs %s, required same minor version)\n",
+                                gpujpeg_version_to_string(gpujpeg_version()), gpujpeg_version_to_string(GPUJPEG_VERSION_INT));
         }
 
         struct state_decompress_gpujpeg *s = (struct state_decompress_gpujpeg *) calloc(1, sizeof(struct state_decompress_gpujpeg));