diff --git a/build/features.py b/build/features.py
index 3a558e53c38f..f632623e16d3 100644
--- a/build/features.py
+++ b/build/features.py
@@ -814,6 +814,8 @@ def sources(self, build):
 
 
 class LiveBroadcasting(Feature):
+    INTERNAL_LINK = False
+
     def description(self):
         return "Live Broadcasting Support"
 
@@ -825,7 +827,6 @@ def enabled(self, build):
 
     def add_options(self, build, vars):
         vars.Add('shoutcast', 'Set to 1 to enable live broadcasting support', 1)
-        vars.Add('shoutcast_internal', 'Set to 1 to use internal libshout', 0)
 
     def configure(self, build, conf):
         if not self.enabled(build):
@@ -833,34 +834,28 @@ def configure(self, build, conf):
 
         build.env.Append(CPPDEFINES='__BROADCAST__')
 
-        build.flags['shoutcast_internal'] = util.get_flags(build.env, 'shoutcast_internal', 0)
-        if build.platform_is_linux and not int(build.flags['shoutcast_internal']):
-            # Check if system lib is lower 2.4.2 or 2.4.3 and not suffering bug
+        if build.platform_is_linux:
+            # Check if system lib is lower at least 2.4.4 and not suffering bug
             # https://bugs.launchpad.net/mixxx/+bug/1833225
-            if not conf.CheckForPKG('shout', '2.4.3'):
-                if conf.CheckForPKG('shout', '2.4.2'):
-                    print("System's libshout 2.4.2 suffers lp1833225, using internal shout_mixxx")
-                    build.flags['shoutcast_internal'] = 1
-                else:
-                    print("(no) here is fine here we just don't want 2.4.2")
+            if not conf.CheckForPKG('shout', '2.4.4'):
+                self.INTERNAL_LINK = True
+ 
+        if not self.INTERNAL_LINK:
+            self.INTERNAL_LINK = not conf.CheckLib(['libshout', 'shout'])
 
-        if int(build.flags['shoutcast_internal']):
+        if self.INTERNAL_LINK:
+            print("Using internal shout_mixxx from lib/libshout")
             build.env.Append(CPPPATH='include')
             build.env.Append(CPPPATH='src')
             return
 
-        libshout_found = conf.CheckLib(['libshout', 'shout'])
-
-        if not libshout_found:
-            raise Exception('Could not find libshout or its development headers. Please install it or compile Mixxx without Shoutcast support using the shoutcast=0 flag.')
-
         if build.platform_is_windows and build.static_dependencies:
             conf.CheckLib('winmm')
             conf.CheckLib('ws2_32')
             conf.CheckLib('gdi32')
 
     def sources(self, build):
-        if int(build.flags['shoutcast_internal']):
+        if self.INTERNAL_LINK:
             # Clone our main environment so we don't change any settings in the
             # Mixxx environment
             libshout_env = build.env.Clone()