diff --git a/main/threadpool.c b/main/threadpool.c
index b3195fc4cb3008d6caf19d7deb0470e513b0b57a..663de3b36bc29d4b8c65789a7bae6da83ef482ac 100644
--- a/main/threadpool.c
+++ b/main/threadpool.c
@@ -810,6 +810,11 @@ struct ast_threadpool *ast_threadpool_create(const char *name,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	if (options->version != AST_THREADPOOL_OPTIONS_VERSION) {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Incompatible version of threadpool options in use.\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	tps = ast_taskprocessor_create_with_listener(name, tps_listener);
 
 	if (!tps) {