diff --git a/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake b/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake
index 0b2a88661..97b2e47d9 100644
--- a/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake
+++ b/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ endmacro()
 # - HAVE_SDL_LOADSO opt
 macro(CheckPulseAudio)
   if(SDL_PULSEAUDIO)
-    pkg_check_modules(PKG_PULSEAUDIO libpulse-simple)
+    pkg_check_modules(PKG_PULSEAUDIO libpulse-simple>=0.9.15)
     if(PKG_PULSEAUDIO_FOUND)
       set(HAVE_PULSEAUDIO TRUE)
       file(GLOB PULSEAUDIO_SOURCES ${SDL2_SOURCE_DIR}/src/audio/pulseaudio/*.c)
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b107f6a95..026c79cee 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -22083,19 +22083,19 @@ fi
     if test x$enable_audio = xyes -a x$enable_pulseaudio = xyes; then
 
 pkg_failed=no
-{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for libpulse-simple >= 0.9" >&5
-printf %s "checking for libpulse-simple >= 0.9... " >&6; }
+{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for libpulse-simple >= 0.9.15" >&5
+printf %s "checking for libpulse-simple >= 0.9.15... " >&6; }
 
 if test -n "$PULSEAUDIO_CFLAGS"; then
     pkg_cv_PULSEAUDIO_CFLAGS="$PULSEAUDIO_CFLAGS"
  elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
     if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libpulse-simple >= 0.9\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libpulse-simple >= 0.9") 2>&5
+    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libpulse-simple >= 0.9.15\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libpulse-simple >= 0.9.15") 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
   printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_PULSEAUDIO_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "libpulse-simple >= 0.9" 2>/dev/null`
+  pkg_cv_PULSEAUDIO_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "libpulse-simple >= 0.9.15" 2>/dev/null`
 		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
 else
   pkg_failed=yes
@@ -22107,12 +22107,12 @@ if test -n "$PULSEAUDIO_LIBS"; then
     pkg_cv_PULSEAUDIO_LIBS="$PULSEAUDIO_LIBS"
  elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
     if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libpulse-simple >= 0.9\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libpulse-simple >= 0.9") 2>&5
+    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libpulse-simple >= 0.9.15\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libpulse-simple >= 0.9.15") 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
   printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_PULSEAUDIO_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "libpulse-simple >= 0.9" 2>/dev/null`
+  pkg_cv_PULSEAUDIO_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "libpulse-simple >= 0.9.15" 2>/dev/null`
 		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
 else
   pkg_failed=yes
@@ -22133,9 +22133,9 @@ else
         _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
 fi
         if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
-	        PULSEAUDIO_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "libpulse-simple >= 0.9" 2>&1`
+	        PULSEAUDIO_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "libpulse-simple >= 0.9.15" 2>&1`
         else
-	        PULSEAUDIO_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "libpulse-simple >= 0.9" 2>&1`
+	        PULSEAUDIO_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "libpulse-simple >= 0.9.15" 2>&1`
         fi
 	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
 	echo "$PULSEAUDIO_PKG_ERRORS" >&5
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d3d0a07f0..b6a1d5e58 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ CheckPulseAudio()
 [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-pulseaudio], [use PulseAudio [default=yes]])],
                   , enable_pulseaudio=yes)
     if test x$enable_audio = xyes -a x$enable_pulseaudio = xyes; then
-        PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PULSEAUDIO], [libpulse-simple >= 0.9], audio_pulseaudio=yes, audio_pulseaudio=no)
+        PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PULSEAUDIO], [libpulse-simple >= 0.9.15], audio_pulseaudio=yes, audio_pulseaudio=no)
 
         if test x$audio_pulseaudio = xyes; then
             AC_ARG_ENABLE(pulseaudio-shared,
diff --git a/src/audio/pulseaudio/SDL_pulseaudio.c b/src/audio/pulseaudio/SDL_pulseaudio.c
index 19bc8a10f..b2f5d5b00 100644
--- a/src/audio/pulseaudio/SDL_pulseaudio.c
+++ b/src/audio/pulseaudio/SDL_pulseaudio.c
@@ -56,20 +56,6 @@ static char *default_sink_name = NULL;
 static char *default_source_name = NULL;
 
 
-
-#if (PA_API_VERSION < 12)
-/** Return non-zero if the passed state is one of the connected states */
-static SDL_INLINE int PA_CONTEXT_IS_GOOD(pa_context_state_t x)
-{
-    return x == PA_CONTEXT_CONNECTING || x == PA_CONTEXT_AUTHORIZING || x == PA_CONTEXT_SETTING_NAME || x == PA_CONTEXT_READY;
-}
-/** Return non-zero if the passed state is one of the connected states */
-static SDL_INLINE int PA_STREAM_IS_GOOD(pa_stream_state_t x)
-{
-    return x == PA_STREAM_CREATING || x == PA_STREAM_READY;
-}
-#endif /* pulseaudio <= 0.9.10 */
-
 static const char *(*PULSEAUDIO_pa_get_library_version)(void);
 static pa_channel_map *(*PULSEAUDIO_pa_channel_map_init_auto)(
     pa_channel_map *, unsigned, pa_channel_map_def_t);
@@ -199,7 +185,6 @@ static int load_pulseaudio_syms(void)
 {
     SDL_PULSEAUDIO_SYM(pa_get_library_version);
     SDL_PULSEAUDIO_SYM(pa_threaded_mainloop_new);
-    SDL_PULSEAUDIO_SYM(pa_threaded_mainloop_set_name);
     SDL_PULSEAUDIO_SYM(pa_threaded_mainloop_get_api);
     SDL_PULSEAUDIO_SYM(pa_threaded_mainloop_start);
     SDL_PULSEAUDIO_SYM(pa_threaded_mainloop_stop);
@@ -242,6 +227,16 @@ static int load_pulseaudio_syms(void)
     SDL_PULSEAUDIO_SYM(pa_stream_set_write_callback);
     SDL_PULSEAUDIO_SYM(pa_stream_set_read_callback);
     SDL_PULSEAUDIO_SYM(pa_context_get_server_info);
+
+    /* optional */
+#ifdef SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_PULSEAUDIO_DYNAMIC
+    load_pulseaudio_sym("pa_threaded_mainloop_set_name", (void **)(char *)&PULSEAUDIO_pa_threaded_mainloop_set_name);
+#elif (PA_PROTOCOL_VERSION >= 29)
+    PULSEAUDIO_pa_threaded_mainloop_set_name = pa_threaded_mainloop_set_name;
+#else
+    PULSEAUDIO_pa_threaded_mainloop_set_name = NULL;
+#endif
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -322,7 +317,9 @@ static int ConnectToPulseServer(void)
         return SDL_SetError("pa_threaded_mainloop_new() failed");
     }
 
-    PULSEAUDIO_pa_threaded_mainloop_set_name(pulseaudio_threaded_mainloop, "PulseMainloop");
+    if (PULSEAUDIO_pa_threaded_mainloop_set_name) {
+        PULSEAUDIO_pa_threaded_mainloop_set_name(pulseaudio_threaded_mainloop, "PulseMainloop");
+    }
 
     if (PULSEAUDIO_pa_threaded_mainloop_start(pulseaudio_threaded_mainloop) < 0) {
         PULSEAUDIO_pa_threaded_mainloop_free(pulseaudio_threaded_mainloop);