diff --git a/WickedEngine/CMakeLists.txt b/WickedEngine/CMakeLists.txt
index 023d4b10b..b76e3514c 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/WickedEngine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+set(MIN_OpenImageDenoise_VERSION "2.0")
+
 
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
@@ -18,12 +20,12 @@ if (WIN32)
 else ()
 	set(TARGET_NAME WickedEngine_Linux)
 	find_package(SDL2 REQUIRED)
-	find_package(OpenImageDenoise QUIET)
+	find_package(OpenImageDenoise "${MIN_OpenImageDenoise_VERSION}" QUIET)
 	find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 	if(NOT ${OpenImageDenoise_FOUND})
-		message("OpenImageDenoise not found, it will be disabled.")
+		message("OpenImageDenoise>=${MIN_OpenImageDenoise_VERSION} not found, it will be disabled.")
 	else()
-		message("OpenImageDenoise Found.")
+		message("OpenImageDenoise ${OpenImageDenoise_VERSION} Found.")
 	endif()
 
 	if(NOT TARGET SDL2::SDL2)
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiRenderPath3D_PathTracing.cpp b/WickedEngine/wiRenderPath3D_PathTracing.cpp
index 097efb3db..06f6351f9 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiRenderPath3D_PathTracing.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiRenderPath3D_PathTracing.cpp
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@
 #include "wiGraphicsDevice_Vulkan.h"
 
 #if __has_include("OpenImageDenoise/oidn.hpp")
-#define OPEN_IMAGE_DENOISE
 #include "OpenImageDenoise/oidn.hpp"
+#if OIDN_VERSION_MAJOR >= 2
+#define OPEN_IMAGE_DENOISE
 #pragma comment(lib,"OpenImageDenoise.lib")
 // Also provide the required DLL files from OpenImageDenoise release near the exe!
+#endif // OIDN_VERSION_MAJOR >= 2
 #endif // __has_include("OpenImageDenoise/oidn.hpp")
 
 using namespace wi::graphics;
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiScene_Components.cpp b/WickedEngine/wiScene_Components.cpp
index a1e4d83d9..2132475d6 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiScene_Components.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiScene_Components.cpp
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@
 #include "wiLua.h"
 
 #if __has_include("OpenImageDenoise/oidn.hpp")
-#define OPEN_IMAGE_DENOISE
 #include "OpenImageDenoise/oidn.hpp"
+#if OIDN_VERSION_MAJOR >= 2
+#define OPEN_IMAGE_DENOISE
 #pragma comment(lib,"OpenImageDenoise.lib")
 // Also provide the required DLL files from OpenImageDenoise release near the exe!
+#endif // OIDN_VERSION_MAJOR >= 2
 #endif // __has_include("OpenImageDenoise/oidn.hpp")
 
 using namespace wi::ecs;