diff --git a/ext/soup/Makefile.am b/ext/soup/Makefile.am
index da2babc5df..5b6756dd22 100644
--- a/ext/soup/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/soup/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libgstsouphttpsrc.la
 
 libgstsouphttpsrc_la_SOURCES = gstsouphttpsrc.c gstsouphttpclientsink.c gstsoup.c
 
-libgstsouphttpsrc_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS) $(SOUP_CFLAGS) 
+libgstsouphttpsrc_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) \
+	$(GST_CFLAGS) $(SOUP_CFLAGS) \
+	-DSOUP_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=SOUP_VERSION_2_26 \
+	-DSOUP_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED=SOUP_DEPRECATED_IN_2_26
 libgstsouphttpsrc_la_LIBADD = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgsttag-@GST_API_VERSION@ $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(SOUP_LIBS)
 libgstsouphttpsrc_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 libgstsouphttpsrc_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag=disable-static