diff --git a/libisofs/libisofs.h b/libisofs/libisofs.h
index dc75e39..cb285af 100644
--- a/libisofs/libisofs.h
+++ b/libisofs/libisofs.h
@@ -1848,6 +1848,15 @@ int iso_write_opts_set_part_offset(IsoWriteOpts *opts,
                                    int secs_512_per_head, int heads_per_cyl);
 
 
+/** The minimum version of libjte to be used with this version of libisofs
+    at compile time. The use of libjte is optional and depends on configure
+    tests. It can be prevented by ./configure option --disable-libjte .
+    @since 0.6.36
+*/
+#define iso_libjte_req_major 0
+#define iso_libjte_req_minor 1
+#define iso_libjte_req_micro 0
+
 /** 
  * Associate a libjte environment object to the upcomming write run.
  * libjte implements Jigdo Template Extraction as of Steve McIntyre and
diff --git a/libisofs/messages.c b/libisofs/messages.c
index e5b3d19..cf8b6ac 100644
--- a/libisofs/messages.c
+++ b/libisofs/messages.c
@@ -75,6 +75,41 @@ struct libiso_msgs *libiso_msgr = NULL;
 int iso_init_with_flag(int flag)
 {
 
+#ifdef Libisofs_with_libjtE
+
+ /* Ugly compile time check for header version compatibility.
+    If everthing matches, then it produces no C code. In case of mismatch,
+    intentionally faulty C code will be inserted.
+ */ 
+ /* The indendation is an advise of man gcc to help old compilers ignoring */
+ #if iso_libjte_req_major > LIBJTE_VERSION_MAJOR
+ #define Libisofs_libjte_dot_h_too_olD 1
+ #endif
+ #if iso_libjte_req_major == LIBJTE_VERSION_MAJOR && iso_libjte_req_minor > LIBJTE_VERSION_MINOR
+ #define Libisofs_libjte_dot_h_too_olD 1
+ #endif
+ #if iso_libjte_req_minor == LIBJTE_VERSION_MINOR && iso_libjte_req_micro > LIBJTE_VERSION_MICRO
+ #define Libisofs_libjte_dot_h_too_olD 1
+ #endif
+
+#ifdef Libisofs_libjte_dot_h_too_olD
+LIBJTE_MISCONFIGURATION = 0;
+INTENTIONAL_ABORT_OF_COMPILATION__HEADERFILE_libjte_dot_h_TOO_OLD__SEE_libisofs_dot_h_AND_messages_c = 0;
+LIBJTE_MISCONFIGURATION_ = 0;
+#endif
+
+    if (! libjte__is_compatible(LIBJTE_VERSION_MAJOR, LIBJTE_VERSION_MINOR,
+                                LIBJTE_VERSION_MICRO, 0)) {
+        fprintf(stderr,
+              "\nlibisofs: libjte TOO OLD ! Need at least libjte-%d.%d.%d\n\n",
+              LIBJTE_VERSION_MAJOR, LIBJTE_VERSION_MINOR,
+              LIBJTE_VERSION_MICRO);
+        return ISO_FATAL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+#endif /* Libisofs_with_libjtE */
+
+
     if (! (flag & 1)) {
         iso_init_locale(0);
     }