diff --git a/ext/srt/gstsrtobject.c b/ext/srt/gstsrtobject.c
index a5b0a9065d..2642addb3e 100644
--- a/ext/srt/gstsrtobject.c
+++ b/ext/srt/gstsrtobject.c
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ gst_srt_object_wait_connect (GstSRTObject * srtobject,
 
   g_clear_object (&bind_addr);
 
-  sock = srt_socket (bind_sa_family, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+  sock = srt_create_socket ();
   if (sock == SRT_INVALID_SOCK) {
     g_set_error (error, GST_LIBRARY_ERROR, GST_LIBRARY_ERROR_INIT, "%s",
         srt_getlasterror_str ());
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ gst_srt_object_connect (GstSRTObject * srtobject, GCancellable * cancellable,
   bool sender;
   bool rendezvous;
 
-  sock = srt_socket (sa_family, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+  sock = srt_create_socket ();
   if (sock == SRT_INVALID_SOCK) {
     g_set_error (error, GST_LIBRARY_ERROR, GST_LIBRARY_ERROR_INIT, "%s",
         srt_getlasterror_str ());
diff --git a/ext/srt/meson.build b/ext/srt/meson.build
index f15e80440c..195e8be853 100644
--- a/ext/srt/meson.build
+++ b/ext/srt/meson.build
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if srt_option.disabled()
   subdir_done()
 endif
 
-srt_dep = dependency('srt', required : false)
+srt_dep = dependency('srt', version : '>=1.3.0', required : false)
 if not srt_dep.found() and cc.has_header_symbol('srt/srt.h', 'srt_startup')
   srt_dep = cc.find_library('srt', required : false)
 endif