diff --git a/libavfilter/buffersink.c b/libavfilter/buffersink.c
index 58848941d4..15d897cff6 100644
--- a/libavfilter/buffersink.c
+++ b/libavfilter/buffersink.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ int attribute_align_arg av_buffersink_get_samples(AVFilterContext *ctx,
     return get_frame_internal(ctx, frame, 0, nb_samples);
 }
 
-#if FF_API_NEXT
+#if FF_API_BUFFERSINK_ALLOC
 AVBufferSinkParams *av_buffersink_params_alloc(void)
 {
     static const int pixel_fmts[] = { AV_PIX_FMT_NONE };
diff --git a/libavfilter/buffersink.h b/libavfilter/buffersink.h
index 65d0cca747..69ed0f29a8 100644
--- a/libavfilter/buffersink.h
+++ b/libavfilter/buffersink.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ int av_buffersink_get_frame_flags(AVFilterContext *ctx, AVFrame *frame, int flag
  */
 #define AV_BUFFERSINK_FLAG_NO_REQUEST 2
 
-#if FF_API_NEXT
+#if FF_API_BUFFERSINK_ALLOC
 /**
  * Deprecated and unused struct to use for initializing a buffersink context.
  */
diff --git a/libavfilter/version.h b/libavfilter/version.h
index 16e2dced04..e28a6566cb 100644
--- a/libavfilter/version.h
+++ b/libavfilter/version.h
@@ -68,5 +68,8 @@
 #ifndef FF_API_FILTER_LINK_SET_CLOSED
 #define FF_API_FILTER_LINK_SET_CLOSED       (LIBAVFILTER_VERSION_MAJOR < 8)
 #endif
+#ifndef FF_API_BUFFERSINK_ALLOC
+#define FF_API_BUFFERSINK_ALLOC             (LIBAVFILTER_VERSION_MAJOR < 9)
+#endif
 
 #endif /* AVFILTER_VERSION_H */