diff --git a/libavresample/avresample.h b/libavresample/avresample.h
index a73d6865ac..4841d262c0 100644
--- a/libavresample/avresample.h
+++ b/libavresample/avresample.h
@@ -252,11 +252,10 @@ int avresample_set_matrix(AVAudioResampleContext *avr, const double *matrix,
 /**
  * Set compensation for resampling.
  *
- * This can be called anytime after avresample_open(). If resampling was not
- * being done previously, the AVAudioResampleContext is closed and reopened
- * with resampling enabled. In this case, any samples remaining in the output
- * FIFO and the current channel mixing matrix will be restored after reopening
- * the context.
+ * This can be called anytime after avresample_open(). If resampling is not
+ * automatically enabled because of a sample rate conversion, the
+ * "force_resampling" option must have been set to 1 when opening the context
+ * in order to use resampling compensation.
  *
  * @param avr                    audio resample context
  * @param sample_delta           compensation delta, in samples
diff --git a/libavresample/resample.c b/libavresample/resample.c
index 15eaa50e23..dc121fe56d 100644
--- a/libavresample/resample.c
+++ b/libavresample/resample.c
@@ -255,9 +255,10 @@ int avresample_set_compensation(AVAudioResampleContext *avr, int sample_delta,
     if (!compensation_distance && sample_delta)
         return AVERROR(EINVAL);
 
-    /* if resampling was not enabled previously, re-initialize the
-       AVAudioResampleContext and force resampling */
     if (!avr->resample_needed) {
+#if FF_API_RESAMPLE_CLOSE_OPEN
+        /* if resampling was not enabled previously, re-initialize the
+           AVAudioResampleContext and force resampling */
         int fifo_samples;
         int restore_matrix = 0;
         double matrix[AVRESAMPLE_MAX_CHANNELS * AVRESAMPLE_MAX_CHANNELS] = { 0 };
@@ -307,6 +308,10 @@ int avresample_set_compensation(AVAudioResampleContext *avr, int sample_delta,
                 goto reinit_fail;
             ff_audio_data_free(&fifo_buf);
         }
+#else
+        av_log(avr, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unable to set resampling compensation\n");
+        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+#endif
     }
     c = avr->resample;
     c->compensation_distance = compensation_distance;
diff --git a/libavresample/version.h b/libavresample/version.h
index 53ba802d85..834c942d93 100644
--- a/libavresample/version.h
+++ b/libavresample/version.h
@@ -39,4 +39,8 @@
  * the public API and may change, break or disappear at any time.
  */
 
+#ifndef FF_API_RESAMPLE_CLOSE_OPEN
+#define FF_API_RESAMPLE_CLOSE_OPEN (LIBAVRESAMPLE_VERSION_MAJOR < 2)
+#endif
+
 #endif /* AVRESAMPLE_VERSION_H */