diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 265c44f3e1..edb4d5f66b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 dnl check for gstreamer; uninstalled is selected preferentially -- see pkg-config(1)
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GST, gstreamer >= 0.3.0, HAVE_GST="yes", HAVE_GST="no")
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GST, gstreamer >= 0.3.1, HAVE_GST="yes", HAVE_GST="no")
 
 if test "x$HAVE_GST" = "xno"; then
   AC_MSG_ERROR(no GStreamer found)