diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ee3ad7393..9ba3f68c1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ if test $have_native_backend = yes; then
 fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_NATIVE_BACKEND],[test $have_native_backend = yes])
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(MUTTER_WAYLAND, [clutter-wayland-1.0 clutter-wayland-compositor-1.0 wayland-server >= 1.5.90], [have_wayland=yes], [have_wayland=no])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(MUTTER_WAYLAND, [clutter-wayland-1.0 clutter-wayland-compositor-1.0 wayland-server >= 1.6.90], [have_wayland=yes], [have_wayland=no])
 if test $have_wayland = yes; then
    AC_PATH_PROG([WAYLAND_SCANNER],[wayland-scanner],[no])
    AS_IF([test $WAYLAND_SCANNER = "no"],