diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8f398c28f0..f7ba2fb08e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ AG_GST_CHECK_FEATURE(PULSE, [pulseaudio plug-in], pulseaudio, [
   dnl used in ext/pulse/pulseutil.c
   AC_CHECK_HEADERS([process.h])
 
-  AG_GST_PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PULSE, libpulse >= 1.0)
+  AG_GST_PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PULSE, libpulse >= 2.0)
 ])
 
 dnl *** dv1394 ***