diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 67e80d0f..e5afbc07 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS([execinfo.h])
 
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([mkostemp strchrnul initgroups posix_fallocate])
 
-COMPOSITOR_MODULES="wayland-server >= 1.9.0 pixman-1 >= 0.25.2"
+COMPOSITOR_MODULES="wayland-server >= 1.9.90 pixman-1 >= 0.25.2"
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([doc/doxygen/tools.doxygen doc/doxygen/tooldev.doxygen])
 
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ AC_SUBST(JPEG_LIBS)
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(CAIRO, [cairo])
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(TEST_CLIENT, [wayland-client >= 1.9.0])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(TEST_CLIENT, [wayland-client >= 1.9.90])
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(simple-clients,
               AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-simple-clients],