diff --git a/gst/valve/gstvalve.c b/gst/valve/gstvalve.c
index d05dbcc952..4ff7f347a9 100644
--- a/gst/valve/gstvalve.c
+++ b/gst/valve/gstvalve.c
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ gst_valve_init (GstValve *valve, GstValveClass *klass)
 
   valve->drop = 0;
 
+#if GST_VERSION_MINOR >= 10 &&  GST_VERSION_MICRO >= 13
   gst_base_transform_set_passthrough ((GstBaseTransform *)valve, TRUE);
+#endif
 
 }