diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 109b3766e7..93d74f8cac 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -152,12 +152,7 @@ dnl *** checks for dependency libraries ***
 
 dnl GLib is required
 AG_GST_GLIB_CHECK([2.18])
-
-dnl liboil is required
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBOIL, liboil-0.3 >= 0.3.14, HAVE_LIBOIL=yes, HAVE_LIBOIL=no)
-if test "x$HAVE_LIBOIL" != "xyes"; then
-  AC_ERROR([liboil-0.3.14 or later is required])
-fi
+ORC_CHECK([0.4.5])
 
 dnl checks for gstreamer
 dnl uninstalled is selected preferentially -- see pkg-config(1)
@@ -542,3 +537,5 @@ sed \
 AC_OUTPUT
 
 AG_GST_OUTPUT_PLUGINS
+
+ORC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/ext/a52dec/Makefile.am b/ext/a52dec/Makefile.am
index 5d8365e91f..d572236cbe 100644
--- a/ext/a52dec/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/a52dec/Makefile.am
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ libgsta52dec_la_SOURCES = gsta52dec.c
 libgsta52dec_la_CFLAGS = \
 	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) \
 	$(GST_CFLAGS) \
-	$(LIBOIL_CFLAGS) \
+	$(ORC_CFLAGS) \
 	$(A52DEC_CFLAGS)
 libgsta52dec_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) \
 	-lgstaudio-$(GST_MAJORMINOR) \
-	$(LIBOIL_LIBS) \
+	$(ORC_LIBS) \
 	$(A52DEC_LIBS)
 libgsta52dec_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 libgsta52dec_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag=disable-static
diff --git a/ext/a52dec/gsta52dec.c b/ext/a52dec/gsta52dec.c
index 7d032e42d5..ba62777581 100644
--- a/ext/a52dec/gsta52dec.c
+++ b/ext/a52dec/gsta52dec.c
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@
 #include <a52dec/mm_accel.h>
 #include "gsta52dec.h"
 
-#include <liboil/liboil.h>
-#include <liboil/liboilcpu.h>
-#include <liboil/liboilfunction.h>
+#if HAVE_ORC
+#include <orc/orc.h>
+#endif
 
 #ifdef LIBA52_DOUBLE
 #define SAMPLE_WIDTH 64
@@ -185,8 +185,6 @@ gst_a52dec_class_init (GstA52DecClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), ARG_LFE,
       g_param_spec_boolean ("lfe", "LFE", "LFE", TRUE, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
 
-  oil_init ();
-
   /* If no CPU instruction based acceleration is available, end up using the
    * generic software djbfft based one when available in the used liba52 */
 #ifdef MM_ACCEL_DJBFFT
@@ -194,13 +192,21 @@ gst_a52dec_class_init (GstA52DecClass * klass)
 #else
   klass->a52_cpuflags = 0;
 #endif
-  cpuflags = oil_cpu_get_flags ();
-  if (cpuflags & OIL_IMPL_FLAG_MMX)
+
+#if HAVE_ORC
+  cpuflags = orc_target_get_default_flags (orc_target_get_by_name ("mmx"));
+
+  if (cpuflags & ORC_TARGET_MMX_MMX)
     klass->a52_cpuflags |= MM_ACCEL_X86_MMX;
-  if (cpuflags & OIL_IMPL_FLAG_3DNOW)
+  if (cpuflags & ORC_TARGET_MMX_3DNOW)
     klass->a52_cpuflags |= MM_ACCEL_X86_3DNOW;
-  if (cpuflags & OIL_IMPL_FLAG_MMXEXT)
+  if (cpuflags & ORC_TARGET_MMX_MMXEXT)
     klass->a52_cpuflags |= MM_ACCEL_X86_MMXEXT;
+#else
+  cpuflags = 0;
+#endif
+
+  g_print ("%p\n", orc_target_get_by_name ("mmx"));
 
   GST_LOG ("CPU flags: a52=%08x, liboil=%08x", klass->a52_cpuflags, cpuflags);
 }