diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 85d8b56224..6de22b3587 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ if env['SYSLIBS']:
 
 #    libraries['flowcanvas'] = LibraryInfo(LIBS='flowcanvas', LIBPATH='#/libs/flowcanvas', CPPPATH='#libs/flowcanvas')
     libraries['soundtouch'] = LibraryInfo()
-    libraries['soundtouch'].ParseConfig ('pkg-config --cflags --libs libSoundTouch')
+    libraries['soundtouch'].ParseConfig ('pkg-config --cflags --libs soundtouch-1.0')
 
     libraries['appleutility'] = LibraryInfo(LIBS='libappleutility',
                                             LIBPATH='#libs/appleutility',
diff --git a/libs/ardour/audioengine.cc b/libs/ardour/audioengine.cc
index 14593d9712..50089062d4 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/audioengine.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/audioengine.cc
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ AudioEngine::AudioEngine (string client_name)
     m_meter_thread = 0;
     m_meter_exit = false;
 
-    start_metering_thread();
+    if (connect_to_jack (client_name)) {
+	    throw NoBackendAvailable ();
+    }
     
-	if (connect_to_jack (client_name)) {
-		throw NoBackendAvailable ();
-	}
+    start_metering_thread();
 
 }
 
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ AudioEngine::~AudioEngine ()
 		jack_client_close (_jack);
 	}
 
-    if(m_meter_thread) {
-        g_atomic_int_inc(&m_meter_exit);
-    }
+	if(m_meter_thread) {
+		g_atomic_int_inc(&m_meter_exit);
+	}
 }
 
 void