diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 640f17c..e95de48 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ project('libepoxy', 'c', version: '1.5.3',
           'warning_level=1',
         ],
         license: 'MIT',
-        meson_version: '>= 0.44.0')
+        meson_version: '>= 0.47.0')
 
 epoxy_version = meson.project_version().split('.')
 epoxy_major_version = epoxy_version[0].to_int()
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 466fc0d..fe092d1 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -50,11 +50,7 @@ epoxy_sources = sources + gen_sources
 common_ldflags = []
 
 if host_system == 'linux' and cc.get_id() == 'gcc'
-  if meson.version().version_compare('>= 0.46.0')
-    common_ldflags += cc.get_supported_link_arguments([ '-Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions', '-Wl,-z,relro' ])
-  else
-    common_ldflags += [ '-Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions', '-Wl,-z,relro', ]
-  endif
+  common_ldflags += cc.get_supported_link_arguments([ '-Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions', '-Wl,-z,relro' ])
 endif
 
 # Maintain compatibility with autotools; see: https://github.com/anholt/libepoxy/issues/108