diff --git a/ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.c b/ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.c
index 79be56d7ec..87b2db34f0 100644
--- a/ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.c
+++ b/ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.c
@@ -492,7 +492,11 @@ gst_alsa_mixer_new (const char *device, GstAlsaMixerDirection dir)
   if (pipe (ret->pfd) == -1)
     goto error;
 
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
   g_static_rec_mutex_init (&ret->rec_mutex);
+#else
+  g_rec_mutex_init (&ret->rec_mutex);
+#endif
   g_static_rec_mutex_init (&ret->task_mutex);
 
   ret->task = gst_task_create (task_monitor_alsa, ret);
@@ -575,8 +579,11 @@ gst_alsa_mixer_free (GstAlsaMixer * mixer)
     snd_mixer_close (mixer->handle);
     mixer->handle = NULL;
   }
-
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
   g_static_rec_mutex_free (&mixer->rec_mutex);
+#else
+  g_rec_mutex_clear (&mixer->rec_mutex);
+#endif
 
   g_free (mixer);
 }
@@ -759,8 +766,8 @@ gst_alsa_mixer_set_mute (GstAlsaMixer * mixer, GstMixerTrack * track,
 
     for (i = 0; i < ((GstMixerTrack *) ctrl_track)->num_channels; i++) {
       long vol =
-          mute ? ((GstMixerTrack *) ctrl_track)->
-          min_volume : ctrl_track->volumes[i];
+          mute ? ((GstMixerTrack *) ctrl_track)->min_volume : ctrl_track->
+          volumes[i];
       snd_mixer_selem_set_playback_volume (ctrl_track->element, i, vol);
     }
   }
diff --git a/ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.h b/ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.h
index 18a9688d3b..dc20cf22cd 100644
--- a/ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.h
+++ b/ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.h
@@ -54,7 +54,12 @@ struct _GstAlsaMixer
 
   GstTask *		task;
   GStaticRecMutex	task_mutex;
+
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
   GStaticRecMutex	rec_mutex;
+#else
+  GRecMutex		rec_mutex;
+#endif
 
   int			pfd[2];
 
@@ -65,8 +70,13 @@ struct _GstAlsaMixer
   GstAlsaMixerDirection dir;
 };
 
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
 #define GST_ALSA_MIXER_LOCK(mixer)   g_static_rec_mutex_lock (&mixer->rec_mutex)
 #define GST_ALSA_MIXER_UNLOCK(mixer) g_static_rec_mutex_unlock (&mixer->rec_mutex)
+#else
+#define GST_ALSA_MIXER_LOCK(mixer)   g_rec_mutex_lock (&mixer->rec_mutex)
+#define GST_ALSA_MIXER_UNLOCK(mixer) g_rec_mutex_unlock (&mixer->rec_mutex)
+#endif
 
 GstAlsaMixer*   gst_alsa_mixer_new              (const gchar *device,
                                                  GstAlsaMixerDirection dir);