diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 5831e24..eaa06a7 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var loaderUtils = require("loader-utils");
 var mime = require("mime");
 module.exports = function(content) {
 	this.cacheable && this.cacheable();
-	var query = loaderUtils.parseQuery(this.query);
+	var query = loaderUtils.getOptions(this) || {};
 	var limit = (this.options && this.options.url && this.options.url.dataUrlLimit) || 0;
 	if(query.limit) {
 		limit = parseInt(query.limit, 10);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 12ca976..967e94c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "author": "Tobias Koppers @sokra",
   "description": "url loader module for webpack",
   "dependencies": {
-    "loader-utils": "0.2.x",
+    "loader-utils": "^1.0.2",
     "mime": "1.3.x"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {