diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 72a086a3..b6c3c602 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
 #include "miner.h"
 #include "elist.h"
 
+#if JANSSON_MAJOR_VERSION >= 2
+#define JSON_LOADS(str, err_ptr) json_loads((str), 0, (err_ptr))
+#else
+#define JSON_LOADS(str, err_ptr) json_loads((str), (err_ptr))
+#endif
+
 struct data_buffer {
 	void		*buf;
 	size_t		len;
@@ -269,7 +275,7 @@ json_t *json_rpc_call(CURL *curl, const char *url,
 		free(hi.lp_path);
 	hi.lp_path = NULL;
 
-	val = json_loads(all_data.buf, &err);
+	val = JSON_LOADS(all_data.buf, &err);
 	if (!val) {
 		applog(LOG_ERR, "JSON decode failed(%d): %s", err.line, err.text);
 		goto err_out;