diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 31cb9b7870..31b5c514c5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1172,6 +1172,11 @@ AG_GST_CHECK_FEATURE(SOUNDTOUCH, [soundtouch plug-in], soundtouch, [
     [PKG_CHECK_MODULES(SOUNDTOUCH, libSoundTouch,
       HAVE_SOUNDTOUCH=yes,
       HAVE_SOUNDTOUCH=no)])
+  dnl We only need -lBPM on soundtouch < 1.4
+  PKG_CHECK_EXISTS(libSoundTouch >= 1.4,
+      AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SOUNDTOUCH_1_4], [1],
+          [Defined if the available libSoundTouch is >= 1.4]),
+      SOUNDTOUCH_CFLAGS="$SOUNDTOUCH_CFLAGS -lBPM")
   AC_SUBST(SOUNDTOUCH_CFLAGS)
   AC_SUBST(SOUNDTOUCH_LIBS)
   if test "x$HAVE_CXX" != "xyes"; then
diff --git a/ext/soundtouch/Makefile.am b/ext/soundtouch/Makefile.am
index 0c4ec8265e..bd23cdce70 100644
--- a/ext/soundtouch/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/soundtouch/Makefile.am
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ libgstsoundtouch_la_SOURCES = \
 
 libgstsoundtouch_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS) $(SOUNDTOUCH_CFLAGS)
 libgstsoundtouch_la_CXXFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CXXFLAGS) $(SOUNDTOUCH_CFLAGS)
-libgstsoundtouch_la_LIBADD = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgstaudio-$(GST_MAJORMINOR) $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_CONTROLLER_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS) $(SOUNDTOUCH_LIBS) -lBPM $(LIBM)
+libgstsoundtouch_la_LIBADD = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgstaudio-$(GST_MAJORMINOR) $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_CONTROLLER_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS) $(SOUNDTOUCH_LIBS) -lm
 libgstsoundtouch_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 libgstsoundtouch_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag=disable-static
 
diff --git a/ext/soundtouch/gstbpmdetect.cc b/ext/soundtouch/gstbpmdetect.cc
index 8d77430361..23dfc18528 100644
--- a/ext/soundtouch/gstbpmdetect.cc
+++ b/ext/soundtouch/gstbpmdetect.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
  * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
  * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  */
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
 
 #define FLOAT_SAMPLES 1
 #include <soundtouch/BPMDetect.h>
@@ -29,10 +32,6 @@
 #undef PACKAGE_BUGREPORT
 #undef PACKAGE
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-#include "config.h"
-#endif
-
 #include <gst/audio/audio.h>
 #include <gst/audio/gstaudiofilter.h>
 #include <math.h>
@@ -47,7 +46,11 @@ GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (gst_bpm_detect_debug);
 struct _GstBPMDetectPrivate
 {
   gfloat bpm;
+#if HAVE_SOUNDTOUCH_1_4
+  soundtouch::BPMDetect *detect;
+#else
   BPMDetect *detect;
+#endif
 };
 
 #define ALLOWED_CAPS \
@@ -197,8 +200,13 @@ gst_bpm_detect_transform_ip (GstBaseTransform * trans, GstBuffer * in)
       return GST_FLOW_ERROR;
     }
 
+#if HAVE_SOUNDTOUCH_1_4
+    bpm_detect->priv->detect =
+        new soundtouch::BPMDetect (filter->format.channels, filter->format.rate);
+#else
     bpm_detect->priv->detect =
         new BPMDetect (filter->format.channels, filter->format.rate);
+#endif
   }
 
   nsamples = GST_BUFFER_SIZE (in) / (4 * filter->format.channels);