diff --git a/legacy/evas/configure.ac b/legacy/evas/configure.ac
index 66f741780d..0b56053624 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/configure.ac
+++ b/legacy/evas/configure.ac
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ EFL_CHECK_DOXYGEN([build_doc="yes"], [build_doc="no"])
 
 case "$host_os" in
    mingw*)
-      PKG_CHECK_MODULES([EVIL], [evil])
+      PKG_CHECK_MODULES([EVIL], [evil >= 1.0.0])
       AC_DEFINE(HAVE_EVIL, 1, [Set to 1 if evil package is installed])
       requirement_evas="evil ${requirement_evas}"
    ;;