diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 680bfd0b7..c64f0d615 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ dnl =============================================
 
 AC_PATH_PROG(PKGCONFIG, pkg-config, no)
 if test "$PKGCONFIG" = no ; then
-	AC_MSG_ERROR(pkg-config was not found. Please install version 0.6.0 or newer from http://www.freedesktop.org/software.)
+	AC_MSG_ERROR(pkg-config was not found. Please install version 0.8.0 or newer from http://www.freedesktop.org/software.)
 fi
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for pkg-config >= 0.8.0)