diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3ddf9ae31..9d6c17bd8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(HAVE_LINUXSAMPLER),true)
 	@echo "GIG:$(ANS_YES)"
 else
-	@echo "GIG:$(ANS_NO)  $(mS)LinuxSampler missing$(mE)"
+	@echo "GIG:$(ANS_NO)  $(mS)LinuxSampler missing or too old$(mE)"
 endif
 ifeq ($(HAVE_FLUIDSYNTH),true)
 	@echo "SF2:$(ANS_YES)"
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(HAVE_LINUXSAMPLER),true)
 	@echo "SFZ:$(ANS_YES)"
 else
-	@echo "SFZ:$(ANS_NO)  $(mS)LinuxSampler missing$(mE)"
+	@echo "SFZ:$(ANS_NO)  $(mS)LinuxSampler missing or too old$(mE)"
 endif
 	@echo ""
 
diff --git a/source/Makefile.mk b/source/Makefile.mk
index cd77d4b93..f7ad345e7 100644
--- a/source/Makefile.mk
+++ b/source/Makefile.mk
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ endif
 HAVE_QT4          = $(shell pkg-config --exists QtCore QtGui && echo true)
 HAVE_QT5          = $(shell pkg-config --exists Qt5Core Qt5Gui Qt5Widgets && echo true)
 HAVE_FLUIDSYNTH   = $(shell pkg-config --exists fluidsynth && echo true)
-HAVE_LINUXSAMPLER = $(shell pkg-config --exists linuxsampler && echo true)
+HAVE_LINUXSAMPLER = $(shell pkg-config --atleast-version=1.0.0.svn41 linuxsampler && echo true)
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 # Set Qt tools