diff --git a/setup/build_environment.py b/setup/build_environment.py
index 82a6421ed5..e7b40449c3 100644
--- a/setup/build_environment.py
+++ b/setup/build_environment.py
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ else:
     lh = os.path.join(poppler_inc_dirs[0], 'Link.h')
     if 'class AnnotLink' not in open(lh, 'rb').read():
         poppler_cflags.append('-DPOPPLER_OLD_LINK_TYPE')
+    ph = os.path.join(poppler_inc_dirs[0], 'Page.h')
+    if 'getLinks(Catalog' in open(ph, 'rb').read():
+        poppler_cflags.append('-DPOPPLER_PRE_20')
 
 magick_error = None
 if not magick_inc_dirs or not os.path.exists(os.path.join(magick_inc_dirs[0],
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/reflow.cpp b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/reflow.cpp
index 552e13efcb..c01f357d3c 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/reflow.cpp
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/reflow.cpp
@@ -647,7 +647,12 @@ void XMLOutputDev::process_link(AnnotLink* link){
 
 
 void XMLOutputDev::endPage() {
+#ifdef POPPLER_PRE_20
     Links *slinks = catalog->getPage(current_page->number())->getLinks(catalog);
+#else
+    Links *slinks = catalog->getPage(current_page->number())->getLinks();
+#endif
+
     for (int i = 0; i < slinks->getNumLinks(); i++)
     {
         this->process_link(slinks->getLink(i));
@@ -878,7 +883,11 @@ vector<char>* Reflow::render_first_page(bool use_crop_box, double x_res,
         throw ReflowException("Failed to allocate SplashOutputDev");
     }
     try {
+#ifdef POPPLER_PRE_20
         out->startDoc(doc->getXRef());
+#else
+        out->startDoc(doc);
+#endif
         out->startPage(1, NULL);
 
         double pg_w, pg_h;