diff --git a/src/libvirt.c b/src/libvirt.c
index 5167bc24d8..16c851ff3e 100644
--- a/src/libvirt.c
+++ b/src/libvirt.c
@@ -291,7 +291,12 @@ static int virTLSMutexUnlock(void **priv)
 }
 
 static struct gcry_thread_cbs virTLSThreadImpl = {
+    /* GCRY_THREAD_OPTION_VERSION was added in gcrypt 1.4.2 */
+#ifdef GCRY_THREAD_OPTION_VERSION
     (GCRY_THREAD_OPTION_PTHREAD | (GCRY_THREAD_OPTION_VERSION << 8)),
+#else
+    GCRY_THREAD_OPTION_PTHREAD,
+#endif
     NULL,
     virTLSMutexInit,
     virTLSMutexDestroy,