diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 230d708bdc..9e82a38b08 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1196,9 +1196,10 @@ main (int   argc,
 ])
 
 dnl *** musicbrainz ***
+dnl libmusicbrainz <= 2.0.2 has symbol clashes with ffmpeg
 translit(dnm, m, l) AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_MUSICBRAINZ, true)
 GST_CHECK_FEATURE(MUSICBRAINZ, [musicbrainz], musicbrainz, [
-  PKG_CHECK_MODULES(MUSICBRAINZ, libmusicbrainz,
+  PKG_CHECK_MODULES(MUSICBRAINZ, libmusicbrainz > 2.0.2,
       HAVE_MUSICBRAINZ="yes", HAVE_MUSICBRAINZ="no")
   AC_SUBST(MUSICBRAINZ_CFLAGS)
   AC_SUBST(MUSICBRAINZ_LIBS)