diff --git a/src/BackgroundSubtractor.cc b/src/BackgroundSubtractor.cc
index 476f663..86ea9f4 100644
--- a/src/BackgroundSubtractor.cc
+++ b/src/BackgroundSubtractor.cc
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #include "Matrix.h"
 #include <iostream>
 
+#if CV_MAJOR_VERSION >= 2 && CV_MINOR_VERSION >=4
+
 Persistent<FunctionTemplate> BackgroundSubtractorWrap::constructor;
 
 void
@@ -132,4 +134,6 @@ BackgroundSubtractorWrap::ApplyMOG(const Arguments &args) {
 
 BackgroundSubtractorWrap::BackgroundSubtractorWrap(cv::Ptr<cv::BackgroundSubtractor> _subtractor){
   subtractor = _subtractor;
-};
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+};
+
+#endif
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