diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/aom/gstav1enc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/aom/gstav1enc.c
index 811f7a25c0..748eba427e 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/aom/gstav1enc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/aom/gstav1enc.c
@@ -568,7 +568,11 @@ gst_av1_enc_init (GstAV1Enc * av1enc)
   av1enc->aom_cfg.rc_resize_mode = DEFAULT_RESIZE_MODE;
   av1enc->aom_cfg.rc_resize_denominator = DEFAULT_RESIZE_DENOMINATOR;
   av1enc->aom_cfg.rc_resize_kf_denominator = DEFAULT_RESIZE_KF_DENOMINATOR;
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBAOM_3
+  av1enc->aom_cfg.rc_superres_mode = (aom_superres_mode) DEFAULT_SUPERRES_MODE;
+#else
   av1enc->aom_cfg.rc_superres_mode = DEFAULT_SUPERRES_MODE;
+#endif
   av1enc->aom_cfg.rc_superres_denominator = DEFAULT_SUPERRES_DENOMINATOR;
   av1enc->aom_cfg.rc_superres_kf_denominator = DEFAULT_SUPERRES_KF_DENOMINATOR;
   av1enc->aom_cfg.rc_superres_qthresh = DEFAULT_SUPERRES_QTHRESH;
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/aom/gstav1enc.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/aom/gstav1enc.h
index 79446dff2e..e498358ef7 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/aom/gstav1enc.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/aom/gstav1enc.h
@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@ typedef enum
   GST_AV1_ENC_SUPERRES_QTHRESH = 3,
 } GstAV1EncSuperresMode;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBAOM_3
+G_STATIC_ASSERT ((guint) GST_AV1_ENC_SUPERRES_NONE == (guint) AOM_SUPERRES_NONE);
+G_STATIC_ASSERT ((guint) GST_AV1_ENC_SUPERRES_FIXED == (guint) AOM_SUPERRES_FIXED);
+G_STATIC_ASSERT ((guint) GST_AV1_ENC_SUPERRES_RANDOM == (guint) AOM_SUPERRES_RANDOM);
+G_STATIC_ASSERT ((guint) GST_AV1_ENC_SUPERRES_QTHRESH == (guint) AOM_SUPERRES_QTHRESH);
+#endif
+
 /**
  * GstAV1EncEndUsageMode:
  * @GST_AV1_ENC_END_USAGE_VBR: Variable Bit Rate Mode
@@ -100,6 +107,11 @@ typedef enum
   GST_AV1_ENC_END_USAGE_Q = 3,
 } GstAV1EncEndUsageMode;
 
+G_STATIC_ASSERT ((guint) GST_AV1_ENC_END_USAGE_VBR == (guint) AOM_VBR);
+G_STATIC_ASSERT ((guint) GST_AV1_ENC_END_USAGE_CBR == (guint) AOM_CBR);
+G_STATIC_ASSERT ((guint) GST_AV1_ENC_END_USAGE_CQ == (guint) AOM_CQ);
+G_STATIC_ASSERT ((guint) GST_AV1_ENC_END_USAGE_Q == (guint) AOM_Q);
+
 /**
  * GstAV1EncKFMode:
  * @GST_AV1_ENC_KF_DISABLED: Encoder does not place keyframes
@@ -116,6 +128,9 @@ typedef enum
   GST_AV1_ENC_KF_AUTO = 1,
 } GstAV1EncKFMode;
 
+G_STATIC_ASSERT ((guint) GST_AV1_ENC_KF_DISABLED == (guint) AOM_KF_DISABLED);
+G_STATIC_ASSERT ((guint) GST_AV1_ENC_KF_AUTO == (guint) AOM_KF_AUTO);
+
 /**
  * GstAV1EncEncPass:
  * @GST_AV1_ENC_ONE_PASS: Single pass mode
@@ -135,6 +150,13 @@ typedef enum
   GST_AV1_ENC_THIRD_PASS = 3,
 } GstAV1EncEncPass;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBAOM_3_2
+G_STATIC_ASSERT ((guint) GST_AV1_ENC_ONE_PASS == (guint) AOM_RC_ONE_PASS);
+G_STATIC_ASSERT ((guint) GST_AV1_ENC_FIRST_PASS == (guint) AOM_RC_FIRST_PASS);
+G_STATIC_ASSERT ((guint) GST_AV1_ENC_SECOND_PASS == (guint) AOM_RC_SECOND_PASS);
+G_STATIC_ASSERT ((guint) GST_AV1_ENC_THIRD_PASS == (guint) AOM_RC_THIRD_PASS);
+#endif
+
 /**
  * GstAV1EncUsageProfile:
  * @GST_AV1_ENC_USAGE_GOOD_QUALITY: Good Quality profile
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/aom/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/aom/meson.build
index d4f7f9aed8..48fb18228f 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/aom/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/aom/meson.build
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 aom_dep = dependency('aom', required: get_option('aom'))
+aom3_dep = dependency('aom', version: '>= 3', required: get_option('aom'))
+aom3_2_dep = dependency('aom', version: '>= 3.2', required: get_option('aom'))
 if aom_dep.found()
+  aom_defines = []
+  if aom3_dep.found()
+    aom_defines += ['-DHAVE_LIBAOM_3']
+  endif
+  if aom3_2_dep.found()
+    aom_defines += ['-DHAVE_LIBAOM_3_2']
+  endif
+
   gstaom = library('gstaom',
     ['gstaom.c', 'gstav1enc.c', 'gstav1dec.c', 'gstav1utils.c'],
-    c_args : gst_plugins_bad_args,
+    c_args : gst_plugins_bad_args + aom_defines,
     include_directories : [configinc],
     dependencies : [gstpbutils_dep, gstvideo_dep, aom_dep],
     install : true,