diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 386333b..9f29771 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ AC_SUBST(lt_major)
 AC_SUBST(lt_revision)
 AC_SUBST(lt_age)
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBUSB, [libusb-1.0 = 0.9.0])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBUSB, [libusb-1.0 >= 0.9.1])
 AC_SUBST(LIBUSB_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(LIBUSB_LIBS)
 
diff --git a/libfprint/core.c b/libfprint/core.c
index 2b57ca7..f9456c7 100644
--- a/libfprint/core.c
+++ b/libfprint/core.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "fp_internal.h"
 
+libusb_context *fpi_usb_ctx = NULL;
 GSList *opened_devices = NULL;
 
 /**
@@ -426,7 +427,7 @@ API_EXPORTED struct fp_dscv_dev **fp_discover_devs(void)
 	if (registered_drivers == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	r = libusb_get_device_list(&devs);
+	r = libusb_get_device_list(fpi_usb_ctx, &devs);
 	if (r < 0) {
 		fp_err("couldn't enumerate USB devices, error %d", r);
 		return NULL;
@@ -786,7 +787,7 @@ API_EXPORTED int fp_init(void)
 	int r;
 	fp_dbg("");
 
-	r = libusb_init();
+	r = libusb_init(&fpi_usb_ctx);
 	if (r < 0)
 		return r;
 
@@ -822,6 +823,6 @@ API_EXPORTED void fp_exit(void)
 	fpi_poll_exit();
 	g_slist_free(registered_drivers);
 	registered_drivers = NULL;
-	libusb_exit();
+	libusb_exit(fpi_usb_ctx);
 }
 
diff --git a/libfprint/fp_internal.h b/libfprint/fp_internal.h
index 7eb87f1..3d839bd 100644
--- a/libfprint/fp_internal.h
+++ b/libfprint/fp_internal.h
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ extern struct fp_img_driver aes4000_driver;
 extern struct fp_img_driver fdu2000_driver;
 extern struct fp_img_driver vcom5s_driver;
 
+extern libusb_context *fpi_usb_ctx;
 extern GSList *opened_devices;
 
 void fpi_img_driver_setup(struct fp_img_driver *idriver);
diff --git a/libfprint/poll.c b/libfprint/poll.c
index 1c35741..a852905 100644
--- a/libfprint/poll.c
+++ b/libfprint/poll.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ API_EXPORTED int fp_handle_events_timeout(struct timeval *timeout)
 		select_timeout = *timeout;
 	}
 
-	r = libusb_handle_events_timeout(&select_timeout);
+	r = libusb_handle_events_timeout(fpi_usb_ctx, &select_timeout);
 	*timeout = select_timeout;
 	if (r < 0)
 		return r;
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ API_EXPORTED int fp_get_next_timeout(struct timeval *tv)
 	int r_libusb;
 
 	r_fprint = get_next_timeout_expiry(&fprint_timeout, NULL);
-	r_libusb = libusb_get_next_timeout(&libusb_timeout);
+	r_libusb = libusb_get_next_timeout(fpi_usb_ctx, &libusb_timeout);
 
 	/* if we have no pending timeouts and the same is true for libusb,
 	 * indicate that we have no pending timouts */
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ API_EXPORTED size_t fp_get_pollfds(struct fp_pollfd **pollfds)
 	size_t cnt = 0;
 	size_t i = 0;
 
-	usbfds = libusb_get_pollfds();
+	usbfds = libusb_get_pollfds(fpi_usb_ctx);
 	if (!usbfds) {
 		*pollfds = NULL;
 		return -EIO;
@@ -325,13 +325,13 @@ API_EXPORTED void fp_set_pollfd_notifiers(fp_pollfd_added_cb added_cb,
 	fd_removed_cb = removed_cb;
 }
 
-static void add_pollfd(int fd, short events)
+static void add_pollfd(int fd, short events, void *user_data)
 {
 	if (fd_added_cb)
 		fd_added_cb(fd, events);
 }
 
-static void remove_pollfd(int fd)
+static void remove_pollfd(int fd, void *user_data)
 {
 	if (fd_removed_cb)
 		fd_removed_cb(fd);
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ static void remove_pollfd(int fd)
 
 void fpi_poll_init(void)
 {
-	libusb_set_pollfd_notifiers(add_pollfd, remove_pollfd);
+	libusb_set_pollfd_notifiers(fpi_usb_ctx, add_pollfd, remove_pollfd, NULL);
 }
 
 void fpi_poll_exit(void)
@@ -348,6 +348,6 @@ void fpi_poll_exit(void)
 	active_timers = NULL;
 	fd_added_cb = NULL;
 	fd_removed_cb = NULL;
-	libusb_set_pollfd_notifiers(NULL, NULL);
+	libusb_set_pollfd_notifiers(fpi_usb_ctx, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }