diff --git a/recording-daemon/decoder.c b/recording-daemon/decoder.c
index 291a4d7d1..b32c799f7 100644
--- a/recording-daemon/decoder.c
+++ b/recording-daemon/decoder.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ int decoder_input(decoder_t *dec, const str *data, unsigned long ts, output_t *o
 		keep_going = 0;
 		int got_frame = 0;
 
-#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(57, 0, 0)
+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(57, 36, 0)
 		if (dec->avpkt.size) {
 			int ret = avcodec_send_packet(dec->avcctx, &dec->avpkt);
 			dbg("send packet ret %i", ret);
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ int decoder_input(decoder_t *dec, const str *data, unsigned long ts, output_t *o
 #endif
 
 		if (got_frame) {
-#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT < AV_VERSION_INT(57, 0, 0)
+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT < AV_VERSION_INT(57, 36, 0)
 			dec->frame->pts = dec->frame->pkt_pts;
 #endif
 			if (G_UNLIKELY(dec->frame->pts == AV_NOPTS_VALUE))
diff --git a/recording-daemon/output.c b/recording-daemon/output.c
index 71636a514..5ecb18969 100644
--- a/recording-daemon/output.c
+++ b/recording-daemon/output.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static int output_flush(output_t *output) {
 			keep_going = 0;
 			int got_packet = 0;
 
-#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(57, 0, 0)
+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(57, 36, 0)
 			if (have_frame) {
 				int ret = avcodec_send_frame(output->avcctx, output->frame);
 				dbg("%p send frame ret %i", output, ret);
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ int output_config(output_t *output, const format_t *requested_format, format_t *
 	output->avcctx->bit_rate = mp3_bitrate;
 	output->avst->time_base = output->avcctx->time_base;
 
-#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(57, 0, 0)
+#if LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(57, 26, 0) // exact version? present in 57.56
 	avcodec_parameters_from_context(output->avst->codecpar, output->avcctx);
 #endif