diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8f398c28f0..e599a71a47 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -813,6 +813,11 @@ AG_GST_CHECK_FEATURE(PULSE, [pulseaudio plug-in], pulseaudio, [
   AC_CHECK_HEADERS([process.h])
 
   AG_GST_PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PULSE, libpulse >= 1.0)
+  AG_GST_PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PULSE_2_0, libpulse >= 2.0)
+  if test x$HAVE_PULSE_2_0 = xyes; then
+    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PULSE_2_0, 1, [defined if pulseaudio >= 2.0 is available])
+  fi
+
 ])
 
 dnl *** dv1394 ***
diff --git a/ext/pulse/pulsesink.c b/ext/pulse/pulsesink.c
index cd257d61c5..a7008ad4a5 100644
--- a/ext/pulse/pulsesink.c
+++ b/ext/pulse/pulsesink.c
@@ -2016,6 +2016,7 @@ done:
   pa_threaded_mainloop_signal (mainloop, 0);
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_PULSE_2_0
 static gboolean
 gst_pulse_format_info_int_prop_to_value (pa_format_info * format,
     const char *key, GValue * value)
@@ -2125,6 +2126,7 @@ gst_pulse_format_info_to_caps (pa_format_info * format)
 out:
   return ret;
 }
+#endif
 
 /* Call with mainloop lock held */
 static pa_stream *
@@ -2162,6 +2164,7 @@ error:
   return NULL;
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_PULSE_2_0
 static GstCaps *
 gst_pulsesink_query_getcaps (GstPulseSink * psink, GstCaps * filter)
 {
@@ -2274,6 +2277,7 @@ info_failed:
     goto unlock;
   }
 }
+#endif
 
 static gboolean
 gst_pulsesink_query_acceptcaps (GstPulseSink * psink, GstCaps * caps)
@@ -3125,6 +3129,7 @@ gst_pulsesink_query (GstBaseSink * sink, GstQuery * query)
   gboolean ret;
 
   switch (GST_QUERY_TYPE (query)) {
+#ifdef HAVE_PULSE_2_0
     case GST_QUERY_CAPS:
     {
       GstCaps *caps, *filter;
@@ -3140,6 +3145,7 @@ gst_pulsesink_query (GstBaseSink * sink, GstQuery * query)
         return FALSE;
       }
     }
+#endif
     case GST_QUERY_ACCEPT_CAPS:
     {
       GstCaps *caps;
diff --git a/ext/pulse/pulseutil.c b/ext/pulse/pulseutil.c
index a232c6ea38..b8abf00ba9 100644
--- a/ext/pulse/pulseutil.c
+++ b/ext/pulse/pulseutil.c
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ fail:
   return FALSE;
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_PULSE_2_0
 const char *
 gst_pulse_sample_format_to_caps_format (pa_sample_format_t sf)
 {
@@ -232,6 +233,7 @@ gst_pulse_sample_format_to_caps_format (pa_sample_format_t sf)
       return NULL;
   }
 }
+#endif
 
 /* PATH_MAX is not defined everywhere, e.g. on GNU Hurd */
 #ifndef PATH_MAX