diff --git a/install_full/ubuntu/airtime-full-install b/install_full/ubuntu/airtime-full-install
index e2ede9a18..a27cb8a2d 100755
--- a/install_full/ubuntu/airtime-full-install
+++ b/install_full/ubuntu/airtime-full-install
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ else
     apt-get -y --force-yes install coreutils
 fi
 
+#install aac package only available in new distributions: (Debian Wheezy, Ubuntu Precise or newer)
+if [ "$code" != "squeeze" -a "$code" != "lucid" ]; then
+    apt-get -y --force-yes install libvo-aacenc0
+fi
+
 #Install packages back-ported by Sourcefabric
 apt-get -y --force-yes install sourcefabric-keyring
 apt-get -y --force-yes install liquidsoap