diff --git a/src/sid/xs_sidplay2.cc b/src/sid/xs_sidplay2.cc
index 530aed796..4a337820d 100644
--- a/src/sid/xs_sidplay2.cc
+++ b/src/sid/xs_sidplay2.cc
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
 #include <libaudcore/runtime.h>
 #include <libaudcore/vfs.h>
 
+#if (LIBSIDPLAYFP_VERSION_MAJ > 2) || \
+    (LIBSIDPLAYFP_VERSION_MAJ == 2 && LIBSIDPLAYFP_VERSION_MIN >= 10)
+#define HAVE_SIDPLAYFP_2_10
+#endif
+
 struct SidState {
     sidplayfp *currEng;
     sidbuilder *currBuilder;
@@ -99,11 +104,13 @@ bool xs_sidplayfp_init()
         return false;
     }
 
+#ifndef HAVE_SIDPLAYFP_2_10
     state.currBuilder->filter(xs_cfg.emulateFilters);
     if (!state.currBuilder->getStatus()) {
         AUDERR("reSID->filter(%d) failed.\n", xs_cfg.emulateFilters);
         return false;
     }
+#endif
 
     config.sidEmulation = state.currBuilder;
 
@@ -139,6 +146,13 @@ bool xs_sidplayfp_init()
         return false;
     }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_SIDPLAYFP_2_10
+    /* Call filter() after config() to have an effect */
+    state.currEng->filter(0, xs_cfg.emulateFilters);
+    state.currEng->filter(1, xs_cfg.emulateFilters);
+    state.currEng->filter(2, xs_cfg.emulateFilters);
+#endif
+
     /* Load ROMs */
     VFSFile kernal_file("file://" SIDDATADIR "/sidplayfp/kernal", "r");
     VFSFile basic_file("file://" SIDDATADIR "/sidplayfp/basic", "r");