diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index e664224..d32d874 100755
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
           '<!@(pkg-config --libs opencv)'
         ]
       , 'cflags': [
-            '<!@(pkg-config --cflags --libs opencv)'
+            '<!@(pkg-config --cflags --libs "opencv >= 2.3.1" )'
             , '-Wall'
           ]
       , 'cflags!' : [ '-fno-exceptions']