diff --git a/legacy/evas/configure.ac b/legacy/evas/configure.ac
index 57216e0fde..3c03548453 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/configure.ac
+++ b/legacy/evas/configure.ac
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([harfbuzz],
 
 if test "x${want_harfbuzz}" = "xyes" -o "x${want_harfbuzz}" = "xauto" ; then
    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([HARFBUZZ],
-      [harfbuzz >= 0.6.0],
+      [harfbuzz >= 0.9.0],
       [
        have_harfbuzz="yes"
        requirement_evas="harfbuzz ${requirement_evas}"