diff --git a/debian/patches/79_multiarch-backwards-compat.patch b/debian/patches/79_multiarch-backwards-compat.patch
index f5f111c..9e9bfdb 100644
--- a/debian/patches/79_multiarch-backwards-compat.patch
+++ b/debian/patches/79_multiarch-backwards-compat.patch
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  
 +    /* finally, look in the /usr/lib backwards-compatibility path. */
 +    backwards_compat_plugins = g_build_filename ("/usr/lib",
-+        "gstreamer-" GST_MAJORMINOR, NULL);
++        "gstreamer-" GST_API_VERSION, NULL);
 +    GST_DEBUG ("scanning plugins %s", backwards_compat_plugins);
 +    changed |= gst_registry_scan_path_internal (&context, backwards_compat_plugins);
 +    g_free (backwards_compat_plugins);
diff --git a/debian/patches/80_ia32-hack.patch b/debian/patches/80_ia32-hack.patch
index 6c3dfcd..b28fd10 100644
--- a/debian/patches/80_ia32-hack.patch
+++ b/debian/patches/80_ia32-hack.patch
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 @@ -1527,6 +1534,16 @@
      /* finally, look in the /usr/lib backwards-compatibility path. */
      backwards_compat_plugins = g_build_filename ("/usr/lib",
-         "gstreamer-" GST_MAJORMINOR, NULL);
+         "gstreamer-" GST_API_VERSION, NULL);
 +#if defined(__linux__) && defined (__i386__)
 +    uname(&uts);
 +    if (!strcmp("x86_64", uts.machine)
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 +    {
 +       g_free (backwards_compat_plugins);
 +       backwards_compat_plugins = g_build_filename ("/usr/lib32",
-+           "gstreamer-" GST_MAJORMINOR, NULL);
++           "gstreamer-" GST_API_VERSION, NULL);
 +    }
 +#endif
      GST_DEBUG ("scanning plugins %s", backwards_compat_plugins);