diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0c3c8408..bcfe9d5b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ fi
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBINPUT_BACKEND, [libinput >= 0.8.0])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(COMPOSITOR, [$COMPOSITOR_MODULES])
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS, [wayland-protocols >= 0.1.0],
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS, [wayland-protocols >= 1.0],
 		  [ac_wayland_protocols_pkgdatadir=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=pkgdatadir wayland-protocols`])
 AC_SUBST(WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_DATADIR, $ac_wayland_protocols_pkgdatadir)