diff --git a/whipper/program/cdparanoia.py b/whipper/program/cdparanoia.py
index 5c4b7793..9024c91e 100644
--- a/whipper/program/cdparanoia.py
+++ b/whipper/program/cdparanoia.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 import tempfile
 import time
 
+from packaging.version import Version
+
 from whipper.common import common
 from whipper.common import task as ctask
 from whipper.extern import asyncsub
@@ -284,16 +286,20 @@ def start(self, runner):
             self.path])
         logger.debug('running %s', (" ".join(argv), ))
         if self._offset > 587:
-            logger.warning(
-                "because of a cd-paranoia upstream bug whipper may fail to "
-                "work correctly when using offset values > 587 (current "
-                "value: %d) and print warnings like this: 'file size 0 did "
-                "not match expected size'. For more details please check the "
-                "following issues: "
-                "https://github.com/whipper-team/whipper/issues/234 and "
-                "https://github.com/rocky/libcdio-paranoia/issues/14",
-                self._offset
-            )
+            if Version(_CDPARANOIA_VERSION) <= Version('10.2'):
+                # the bug was fixed in cd-paranoia 10.2+2.0.2
+                # but all cd-paranoia 10.2 releases have the same version number,
+                # so we match up to 10.2
+                logger.warning(
+                    "because of a cd-paranoia upstream bug whipper may fail to "
+                    "work correctly when using offset values > 587 (current "
+                    "value: %d) and print warnings like this: 'file size 0 did "
+                    "not match expected size'. For more details please check the "
+                    "following issues: "
+                    "https://github.com/whipper-team/whipper/issues/234 and "
+                    "https://github.com/rocky/libcdio-paranoia/issues/14",
+                    self._offset
+                )
         if stopTrack == 99:
             logger.warning(
                 "because of a cd-paranoia upstream bug whipper may fail to "
@@ -580,6 +586,12 @@ def getCdParanoiaVersion():
     return getter.get()
 
 
+try:
+    _CDPARANOIA_VERSION = getCdParanoiaVersion().split(' ')[1]
+except IndexError:
+    _CDPARANOIA_VERSION = '0'
+
+
 _OK_RE = re.compile(r'Drive tests OK with Paranoia.')
 _WARNING_RE = re.compile(r'WARNING! PARANOIA MAY NOT BE')
 _ABORTING_RE = re.compile(r'aborting test\.')