diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e03c7313..5720220f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ if test x$enable_drm_compositor = xyes; then
 fi
 
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBINPUT_BACKEND, [libinput >= 0.6.0])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBINPUT_BACKEND, [libinput >= 0.8.0])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(COMPOSITOR, [$COMPOSITOR_MODULES])
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(wayland-compositor, [  --enable-wayland-compositor],,