diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2a2ab75..225583d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ if  ( GST_MACOS )
      message ( STATUS "define GST_MACOS" )
 endif()
 
+if  ( GST_124 )
+     add_definitions( -DGST_124 )
+     message ( STATUS "define GST_124" )
+endif()
+
+
 add_executable( uxplay uxplay.cpp )
 target_link_libraries( uxplay
                    renderers
diff --git a/renderers/CMakeLists.txt b/renderers/CMakeLists.txt
index 97cf992..1fb025d 100644
--- a/renderers/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/renderers/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ pkg_check_modules(GST REQUIRED    gstreamer-1.0>=1.4
                                   gstreamer-app-1.0>=1.4
 )
 
+# temporary hack to deal with an issue in gstreamer 1.24
+pkg_check_modules ( GST124 gstreamer-1.0>=1.24 )
+if ( GST124_FOUND )
+  message( STATUS "*** GStreamer >= 1.24: GST_124 will be defined" )
+  set( GST_124 "1" CACHE STRING "define GST_124" )
+endif()
+
 add_library( renderers
              STATIC
              audio_renderer_gstreamer.c