diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index db757f2..c4f5f21 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBINPUT_BACKEND, [libinput >= 0.8.0])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(COMPOSITOR, [$COMPOSITOR_MODULES])
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS, [wayland-protocols >= 1.7],
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS, [wayland-protocols >= 1.8],
 		  [ac_wayland_protocols_pkgdatadir=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=pkgdatadir wayland-protocols`])
 AC_SUBST(WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_DATADIR, $ac_wayland_protocols_pkgdatadir)