diff --git a/filters/karbon/pdf/CMakeLists.txt b/filters/karbon/pdf/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f462b7b597..cbd12c1dbb3 100644
--- a/filters/karbon/pdf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/filters/karbon/pdf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,26 +1,30 @@
 if(Poppler_VERSION VERSION_LESS "0.64.0")
     add_definitions("-DHAVE_POPPLER_PRE_0_64")
 endif()
 
 if(Poppler_VERSION VERSION_LESS "0.72.0")
     add_definitions("-DHAVE_POPPLER_PRE_0_72")
 endif()
 
+if(Poppler_VERSION VERSION_LESS "0.83.0")
+    add_definitions("-DHAVE_POPPLER_PRE_0_83")
+endif()
+
 set(pdf2svg_PART_SRCS PdfImportDebug.cpp PdfImport.cpp SvgOutputDev.cpp )
 
 add_library(calligra_filter_pdf2svg MODULE ${pdf2svg_PART_SRCS})
 calligra_filter_desktop_to_json(calligra_filter_pdf2svg calligra_filter_pdf2svg.desktop)
 
 target_link_libraries(calligra_filter_pdf2svg komain Poppler::Core)
 
 install(TARGETS calligra_filter_pdf2svg DESTINATION ${PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR}/calligra/formatfilters)
 
 # pdf to odg
 set(pdf2odg_PART_SRCS PdfImportDebug.cpp Pdf2OdgImport.cpp SvgOutputDev.cpp)
 
 add_library(calligra_filter_pdf2odg MODULE ${pdf2odg_PART_SRCS})
 calligra_filter_desktop_to_json(calligra_filter_pdf2odg calligra_filter_pdf2odg.desktop)
 
 target_link_libraries(calligra_filter_pdf2odg kopageapp karbonui Poppler::Core)
 
 install(TARGETS calligra_filter_pdf2odg DESTINATION ${PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR}/calligra/formatfilters)
diff --git a/filters/karbon/pdf/PdfImport.cpp b/filters/karbon/pdf/PdfImport.cpp
index f88719d4554..73e68ec5b70 100644
--- a/filters/karbon/pdf/PdfImport.cpp
+++ b/filters/karbon/pdf/PdfImport.cpp
@@ -1,109 +1,117 @@
 /* This file is part of the KDE project
  * Copyright (C) 2008 Jan Hambrecht <jaham@gmx.net>
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
  * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
  * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
  * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
  * Library General Public License for more details.
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
  * along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
  * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
  * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
 #include "PdfImport.h"
 
 #include "PdfImportDebug.h"
 #include "SvgOutputDev.h"
 
 #include <QString>
 #include <QFile>
 
 #include <KoFilter.h>
 #include <KoFilterChain.h>
 
 #include <kpluginfactory.h>
 
 // Don't show this warning: it's an issue in poppler
 #ifdef __GNUC__
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wunused-parameter"
 #endif
 
 // poppler includes
 #include <PDFDoc.h>
 #include <GlobalParams.h>
 
+#ifndef HAVE_POPPLER_PRE_0_83
+#include <memory>
+#endif
+
 K_PLUGIN_FACTORY_WITH_JSON(PdfImportFactory, "calligra_filter_pdf2svg.json",
                            registerPlugin<PdfImport>();)
 
 PdfImport::PdfImport(QObject*parent, const QVariantList&)
         : KoFilter(parent)
 {
     debugPdf << "PDF Import Filter";
 }
 
 PdfImport::~PdfImport()
 {
 }
 
 KoFilter::ConversionStatus PdfImport::convert(const QByteArray& from, const QByteArray& to)
 {
     debugPdf << "to:" << to << " from:" << from;
 
     if (from != "application/pdf" || to != "image/svg+xml") {
         return KoFilter::NotImplemented;
     }
 
     // read config file
+#ifdef HAVE_POPPLER_PRE_0_83
     globalParams = new GlobalParams();
+#else
+    globalParams = std::unique_ptr<GlobalParams>(new GlobalParams);
+#endif
     if (! globalParams)
         return KoFilter::NotImplemented;
 
     GooString * fname = new GooString(QFile::encodeName(m_chain->inputFile()).data());
     PDFDoc * pdfDoc = new PDFDoc(fname, 0, 0, 0);
     if (! pdfDoc) {
         delete globalParams;
         return KoFilter::StupidError;
     }
 
     if (! pdfDoc->isOk()) {
         delete globalParams;
         delete pdfDoc;
         return KoFilter::StupidError;
     }
 
     double hDPI = 72.0;
     double vDPI = 72.0;
 
     int firstPage = 1;
     int lastPage = pdfDoc->getNumPages();
 
     debugPdf << "converting pages" << firstPage << "-" << lastPage;
 
     SvgOutputDev * dev = new SvgOutputDev(m_chain->outputFile());
     if (dev->isOk()) {
         int rotate = 0;
         bool useMediaBox = true;
         bool crop = false;
         bool printing = false;
         pdfDoc->displayPages(dev, firstPage, lastPage, hDPI, vDPI, rotate, useMediaBox, crop, printing);
         dev->dumpContent();
     }
 
     debugPdf << "wrote file to" << m_chain->outputFile();
 
     delete dev;
     delete pdfDoc;
     delete globalParams;
     globalParams = 0;
 
     return KoFilter::OK;
 }
 
 #include "PdfImport.moc"