diff --git a/src/dec/buffer.c b/src/dec/buffer.c
index d0f7c82e..e8421785 100644
--- a/src/dec/buffer.c
+++ b/src/dec/buffer.c
@@ -167,7 +167,9 @@ VP8StatusCode WebPAllocateDecBuffer(int w, int h,
 // constructors / destructors
 
 int WebPInitDecBufferInternal(WebPDecBuffer* buffer, int version) {
-  if (version != WEBP_DECODER_ABI_VERSION) return 0;  // version mismatch
+  if (WEBP_ABI_IS_INCOMPATIBLE(version, WEBP_DECODER_ABI_VERSION)) {
+    return 0;  // version mismatch
+  }
   if (buffer == NULL) return 0;
   memset(buffer, 0, sizeof(*buffer));
   return 1;
diff --git a/src/enc/config.c b/src/enc/config.c
index a70eb0b2..fa11e89a 100644
--- a/src/enc/config.c
+++ b/src/enc/config.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 int WebPConfigInitInternal(WebPConfig* config,
                            WebPPreset preset, float quality, int version) {
-  if (version != WEBP_ENCODER_ABI_VERSION) {
+  if (WEBP_ABI_IS_INCOMPATIBLE(version, WEBP_ENCODER_ABI_VERSION)) {
     return 0;   // caller/system version mismatch!
   }
   if (config == NULL) return 0;
diff --git a/src/enc/webpenc.c b/src/enc/webpenc.c
index d36e8944..99ab170b 100644
--- a/src/enc/webpenc.c
+++ b/src/enc/webpenc.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static int DummyWriter(const uint8_t* data, size_t data_size,
 }
 
 int WebPPictureInitInternal(WebPPicture* picture, int version) {
-  if (version != WEBP_ENCODER_ABI_VERSION) {
+  if (WEBP_ABI_IS_INCOMPATIBLE(version, WEBP_ENCODER_ABI_VERSION)) {
     return 0;   // caller/system version mismatch!
   }
   if (picture != NULL) {