diff --git a/mopidy/audio/actor.py b/mopidy/audio/actor.py
index 92ccb44a..bb08eb5a 100644
--- a/mopidy/audio/actor.py
+++ b/mopidy/audio/actor.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import threading
 
 import gi
 gi.require_version('Gst', '1.0')
+gi.require_version('GstPbutils', '1.0')
 from gi.repository import GObject, Gst, GstPbutils
 Gst.is_initialized() or Gst.init()
 
diff --git a/mopidy/audio/scan.py b/mopidy/audio/scan.py
index ed1c6424..0ed26401 100644
--- a/mopidy/audio/scan.py
+++ b/mopidy/audio/scan.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import time
 
 import gi
 gi.require_version('Gst', '1.0')
+gi.require_version('GstPbutils', '1.0')
 from gi.repository import Gst, GstPbutils
 Gst.is_initialized() or Gst.init()