diff --git a/src/sound/midi_fluidsynth.c b/src/sound/midi_fluidsynth.c
index 017a2f13d..294b5a41a 100644
--- a/src/sound/midi_fluidsynth.c
+++ b/src/sound/midi_fluidsynth.c
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
 #    define RENDER_RATE                100
 #    define BUFFER_SEGMENTS            10
 
+/* Check the FluidSynth version to determine wheteher to use the older reverb/chorus
+   control functions that were deprecated in 2.2.0, or their newer replacements */
+#    if (FLUIDSYNTH_VERSION_MAJOR < 2) || ((FLUIDSYNTH_VERSION_MAJOR == 2) && (FLUIDSYNTH_VERSION_MINOR < 2))
+#        define USE_OLD_FLUIDSYNTH_API
+#    endif
+
 extern void givealbuffer_midi(void *buf, uint32_t size);
 extern void al_set_midi(int freq, int buf_size);
 
@@ -168,7 +174,11 @@ fluidsynth_init(const device_t *info)
     data->sound_font = fluid_synth_sfload(data->synth, sound_font, 1);
 
     if (device_get_config_int("chorus")) {
+#    ifndef USE_OLD_FLUIDSYNTH_API
+        fluid_synth_chorus_on(data->synth, -1, 1);
+#    else
         fluid_synth_set_chorus_on(data->synth, 1);
+#    endif
 
         int    chorus_voices = device_get_config_int("chorus_voices");
         double chorus_level  = device_get_config_int("chorus_level") / 100.0;
@@ -181,21 +191,48 @@ fluidsynth_init(const device_t *info)
         else
             chorus_waveform = FLUID_CHORUS_MOD_TRIANGLE;
 
+#    ifndef USE_OLD_FLUIDSYNTH_API
+        fluid_synth_set_chorus_group_nr(data->synth, -1, chorus_voices);
+        fluid_synth_set_chorus_group_level(data->synth, -1, chorus_level);
+        fluid_synth_set_chorus_group_speed(data->synth, -1, chorus_speed);
+        fluid_synth_set_chorus_group_depth(data->synth, -1, chorus_depth);
+        fluid_synth_set_chorus_group_type(data->synth, -1, chorus_waveform);
+#    else
         fluid_synth_set_chorus(data->synth, chorus_voices, chorus_level, chorus_speed, chorus_depth, chorus_waveform);
+#    endif
     } else
+#    ifndef USE_OLD_FLUIDSYNTH_API
+        fluid_synth_chorus_on(data->synth, -1, 0);
+#    else
         fluid_synth_set_chorus_on(data->synth, 0);
+#    endif
 
     if (device_get_config_int("reverb")) {
+#    ifndef USE_OLD_FLUIDSYNTH_API
+        fluid_synth_reverb_on(data->synth, -1, 1);
+#    else
         fluid_synth_set_reverb_on(data->synth, 1);
+#    endif
 
         double reverb_room_size = device_get_config_int("reverb_room_size") / 100.0;
         double reverb_damping   = device_get_config_int("reverb_damping") / 100.0;
         int    reverb_width     = device_get_config_int("reverb_width");
         double reverb_level     = device_get_config_int("reverb_level") / 100.0;
 
+#    ifndef USE_OLD_FLUIDSYNTH_API
+        fluid_synth_set_reverb_group_roomsize(data->synth, -1, reverb_room_size);
+        fluid_synth_set_reverb_group_damp(data->synth, -1, reverb_damping);
+        fluid_synth_set_reverb_group_width(data->synth, -1, reverb_width);
+        fluid_synth_set_reverb_group_level(data->synth, -1, reverb_level);
+#    else
         fluid_synth_set_reverb(data->synth, reverb_room_size, reverb_damping, reverb_width, reverb_level);
+#    endif
     } else
+#    ifndef USE_OLD_FLUIDSYNTH_API
+        fluid_synth_reverb_on(data->synth, -1, 0);
+#    else
         fluid_synth_set_reverb_on(data->synth, 0);
+#    endif
 
     int interpolation    = device_get_config_int("interpolation");
     int fs_interpolation = FLUID_INTERP_4THORDER;