diff --git a/deluge/core/alertmanager.py b/deluge/core/alertmanager.py
index dddb73a5e..4019646b8 100644
--- a/deluge/core/alertmanager.py
+++ b/deluge/core/alertmanager.py
@@ -28,7 +28,13 @@
 import gobject
 
 import deluge.component as component
-import deluge.libtorrent as lt
+try:
+    import deluge.libtorrent as lt
+except ImportError:
+    import libtorrent as lt
+    if not (libtorrent.version_major == 0 and libtorrent.version_minor == 14):
+        raise ImportError("This version of Deluge requires libtorrent 0.14!")
+
 from deluge.log import LOG as log
 
 class AlertManager(component.Component):
diff --git a/deluge/core/autoadd.py b/deluge/core/autoadd.py
index 60e7a3559..8c38bd3d9 100644
--- a/deluge/core/autoadd.py
+++ b/deluge/core/autoadd.py
@@ -26,9 +26,12 @@
 import os
 
 try:
-    import libtorrent as lt
-except ImportError:
     import deluge.libtorrent as lt
+except ImportError:
+    import libtorrent as lt
+    if not (libtorrent.version_major == 0 and libtorrent.version_minor == 14):
+        raise ImportError("This version of Deluge requires libtorrent 0.14!")
+
 import deluge.component as component
 from deluge.configmanager import ConfigManager
 from deluge.log import LOG as log
diff --git a/deluge/core/core.py b/deluge/core/core.py
index a1d3896bc..0f501310c 100644
--- a/deluge/core/core.py
+++ b/deluge/core/core.py
@@ -40,9 +40,12 @@ import threading
 import socket
 
 try:
-    import libtorrent as lt
-except ImportError:
     import deluge.libtorrent as lt
+except ImportError:
+    import libtorrent as lt
+    if not (libtorrent.version_major == 0 and libtorrent.version_minor == 14):
+        raise ImportError("This version of Deluge requires libtorrent 0.14!")
+
 import deluge.configmanager
 import deluge.common
 import deluge.component as component
diff --git a/deluge/core/oldstateupgrader.py b/deluge/core/oldstateupgrader.py
index 65afecd0b..12342b475 100644
--- a/deluge/core/oldstateupgrader.py
+++ b/deluge/core/oldstateupgrader.py
@@ -30,9 +30,12 @@ import cPickle
 import shutil
 
 try:
-    import libtorrent as lt
-except ImportError:
     import deluge.libtorrent as lt
+except ImportError:
+    import libtorrent as lt
+    if not (libtorrent.version_major == 0 and libtorrent.version_minor == 14):
+        raise ImportError("This version of Deluge requires libtorrent 0.14!")
+
 from deluge.configmanager import ConfigManager
 import deluge.core.torrentmanager
 from deluge.log import LOG as log
diff --git a/deluge/core/preferencesmanager.py b/deluge/core/preferencesmanager.py
index 90780bc64..bd7885c49 100644
--- a/deluge/core/preferencesmanager.py
+++ b/deluge/core/preferencesmanager.py
@@ -28,9 +28,12 @@ import threading
 import gobject
 
 try:
-    import libtorrent as lt
-except ImportError:
     import deluge.libtorrent as lt
+except ImportError:
+    import libtorrent as lt
+    if not (libtorrent.version_major == 0 and libtorrent.version_minor == 14):
+        raise ImportError("This version of Deluge requires libtorrent 0.14!")
+
 import deluge.configmanager
 import deluge.common
 import deluge.component as component
diff --git a/deluge/core/torrent.py b/deluge/core/torrent.py
index 7f94ac3d9..8114b643e 100644
--- a/deluge/core/torrent.py
+++ b/deluge/core/torrent.py
@@ -30,9 +30,12 @@ import time
 from urlparse import urlparse
 
 try:
-    import libtorrent as lt
-except ImportError:
     import deluge.libtorrent as lt
+except ImportError:
+    import libtorrent as lt
+    if not (libtorrent.version_major == 0 and libtorrent.version_minor == 14):
+        raise ImportError("This version of Deluge requires libtorrent 0.14!")
+
 import deluge.common
 import deluge.component as component
 from deluge.configmanager import ConfigManager
diff --git a/deluge/core/torrentmanager.py b/deluge/core/torrentmanager.py
index e2ad3234b..c03c6cd99 100644
--- a/deluge/core/torrentmanager.py
+++ b/deluge/core/torrentmanager.py
@@ -34,9 +34,12 @@ import shutil
 import gobject
 
 try:
-    import libtorrent as lt
-except ImportError:
     import deluge.libtorrent as lt
+except ImportError:
+    import libtorrent as lt
+    if not (libtorrent.version_major == 0 and libtorrent.version_minor == 14):
+        raise ImportError("This version of Deluge requires libtorrent 0.14!")
+
 
 import deluge.common
 import deluge.component as component