diff --git a/ext/flac/Makefile.am b/ext/flac/Makefile.am
index 31922cfa01..01bfb3f209 100644
--- a/ext/flac/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/flac/Makefile.am
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ libgstflac_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS)
 libgstflac_la_LIBADD = $(FLAC_LIBS) 
 libgstflac_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 
-noinst_HEADERS = gstflacenc.h gstflacdec.h
+noinst_HEADERS = gstflacenc.h gstflacdec.h flac_compat.h
diff --git a/ext/flac/flac_compat.h b/ext/flac/flac_compat.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca3e4d9684
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/flac/flac_compat.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+
+/* This file is an attempt to hack compatibility between the
+ * FLAC API version used in the code in this directory
+ * (currently 1.0.3) and older versions of FLAC, particularly
+ * 1.0.2.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _FLAC_COMPAT_H_
+#define _FLAC_COMPAT_H_
+
+#include <FLAC/all.h>
+
+/* FIXME when there's a autoconf symbol */
+#ifndef FLAC_VERSION
+
+#ifdef FLAC__REFERENCE_CODEC_MAX_BITS_PER_SAMPLE
+#define FLAC_VERSION 0x010003
+#else
+#define FLAC_VERSION 0x010002
+#endif
+
+#endif /* !defined(FLAC_VERSION) */
+
+#if FLAC_VERSION < 0x010003
+
+#define FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_STATUS_LOST_SYNC \
+	FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_LOST_SYNC
+#define FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_STATUS_BAD_HEADER \
+	FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_BAD_HEADER
+#define FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_STATUS_FRAME_CRC_MISMATCH \
+	FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_FRAME_CRC_MISMATCH
+#define FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_WRITE_STATUS_ABORT \
+	FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_WRITE_ABORT
+#define FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_WRITE_STATUS_CONTINUE \
+	FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_WRITE_CONTINUE
+
+#define FLAC__StreamMetadata FLAC__StreamMetaData
+
+#endif /* FLAC_VERSION < 0x010003 */
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/ext/flac/gstflac.c b/ext/flac/gstflac.c
index efd184774d..4d75caf17e 100644
--- a/ext/flac/gstflac.c
+++ b/ext/flac/gstflac.c
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #include "gstflacenc.h"
 #include "gstflacdec.h"
 
+#include "flac_compat.h"
+
 extern GstElementDetails flacenc_details;
 extern GstElementDetails flacdec_details;
 
diff --git a/ext/flac/gstflacdec.c b/ext/flac/gstflacdec.c
index 6d1ec06732..09e53041df 100644
--- a/ext/flac/gstflacdec.c
+++ b/ext/flac/gstflacdec.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 /*#define DEBUG_ENABLED */
 #include "gstflacdec.h"
 
+#include "flac_compat.h"
 
 extern GstPadTemplate *gst_flacdec_src_template, *gst_flacdec_sink_template;
 
@@ -155,7 +156,17 @@ gst_flacdec_init (FlacDec *flacdec)
   FLAC__seekable_stream_decoder_set_tell_callback (flacdec->decoder, gst_flacdec_tell);
   FLAC__seekable_stream_decoder_set_length_callback (flacdec->decoder, gst_flacdec_length);
   FLAC__seekable_stream_decoder_set_eof_callback (flacdec->decoder, gst_flacdec_eof);
+#if FLAC_VERSION >= 0x010003
   FLAC__seekable_stream_decoder_set_write_callback (flacdec->decoder, gst_flacdec_write);
+#else
+  FLAC__seekable_stream_decoder_set_write_callback (flacdec->decoder,
+	(FLAC__StreamDecoderWriteStatus (*)
+		(const FLAC__SeekableStreamDecoder *decoder, 
+		 const FLAC__Frame *frame,
+		 const FLAC__int32 *buffer[], 
+		 void *client_data))
+		(gst_flacdec_write));
+#endif
   FLAC__seekable_stream_decoder_set_metadata_callback (flacdec->decoder, gst_flacdec_metadata_callback);
   FLAC__seekable_stream_decoder_set_error_callback (flacdec->decoder, gst_flacdec_error_callback);
   FLAC__seekable_stream_decoder_set_client_data (flacdec->decoder, flacdec);
diff --git a/ext/flac/gstflacenc.c b/ext/flac/gstflacenc.c
index 448bcdc475..a4681f2de0 100644
--- a/ext/flac/gstflacenc.c
+++ b/ext/flac/gstflacenc.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 #include <gstflacenc.h>
 
+#include "flac_compat.h"
+
 extern GstPadTemplate *gst_flacenc_src_template, *gst_flacenc_sink_template;
 
 /* elementfactory information */