diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index be10d8429..cbcbac1c1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether wayland EGL support is enabled])
 AC_MSG_RESULT([${e_cv_want_wayland_egl}])
 
 if test "x${e_cv_want_wayland_only}" != "xno" ;then
-  PKG_CHECK_MODULES([WAYLAND], [ecore-wayland wayland-server >= 1.8.0 wayland-client >= 1.8.0 xkbcommon uuid],
+  PKG_CHECK_MODULES([WAYLAND], [ecore-wayland >= 1.16 wayland-server >= 1.8.0 wayland-client >= 1.8.0 xkbcommon uuid],
     [
       have_wayland=yes
       AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([HAVE_WAYLAND],[1],[enable wayland support])