diff --git a/sys/wasapi2/meson.build b/sys/wasapi2/meson.build
index f5c774ce29..84d37c9ee6 100644
--- a/sys/wasapi2/meson.build
+++ b/sys/wasapi2/meson.build
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ ksuser_dep = cc.find_library('ksuser', required : get_option('wasapi2'))
 runtimeobject_dep = cc.find_library('runtimeobject', required : get_option('wasapi2'))
 mmdeviceapi_dep = cc.find_library('mmdevapi', required : get_option('wasapi2'))
 wasapi2_dep = [ole32_dep, ksuser_dep, runtimeobject_dep, mmdeviceapi_dep]
-have_symbols = false
+extra_args = []
 
 foreach dep: wasapi2_dep
   if not dep.found()
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ winapi_app = cxx.compiles('''#include <winapifamily.h>
     return 0;
   } ''',
   dependencies: wasapi2_dep,
-  name: 'checking if building winapi-partiion-app')
+  name: 'building for WINAPI_PARTITION_APP')
 
 if not winapi_app
   if wasapi2_option.enabled()
@@ -81,10 +81,43 @@ if not winapi_app
   endif
 endif
 
+win10_sdk = cxx.compiles('''#include <windows.h>
+    #ifndef WDK_NTDDI_VERSION
+    #error "unknown Windows SDK version"
+    #endif
+    #if (WDK_NTDDI_VERSION < 0x0A000000)
+    #error "Not a Windows 10 SDK"
+    #endif
+    ''',
+    name: 'building with Windows 10 SDK')
+
+if not win10_sdk
+  if wasapi2_option.enabled()
+    error('wasapi2 plugin was enabled explicitly, but Windows 10 SDK is unavailable')
+  else
+    subdir_done()
+  endif
+endif
+
+building_for_win10 = cxx.compiles('''#include <windows.h>
+    #ifndef WINVER
+    #error "unknown minimum supported OS version"
+    #endif
+    #if (WINVER < 0x0A00)
+    #error "Windows 10 API is not guaranteed"
+    #endif
+    ''',
+    name: 'building for Windows 10')
+
+if not building_for_win10
+  message('Bumping target Windows version to Windows 10 for building wasapi2 plugin')
+  extra_args += ['-DWINVER=0x0A00', '-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0A00', '-DNTDDI_VERSION=WDK_NTDDI_VERSION']
+endif
+
 gstwasapi2 = library('gstwasapi2',
   wasapi2_sources,
-  c_args : gst_plugins_bad_args + ['-DCOBJMACROS'],
-  cpp_args : gst_plugins_bad_args,
+  c_args : gst_plugins_bad_args + ['-DCOBJMACROS'] + extra_args,
+  cpp_args : gst_plugins_bad_args + extra_args,
   include_directories : [configinc],
   dependencies : [gstaudio_dep] + wasapi2_dep,
   install : true,