diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2d2e3773dc..373ea6dc53 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2875,9 +2875,7 @@ if test "x${want_x11_xlib}" = "xyes" ; then
    ECORE_CHECK_X_EXTENSION([Xtest], [XTest.h], [Xtst], [XTestFakeKeyEvent])
    ECORE_CHECK_X_EXTENSION([Xss], [scrnsaver.h], [Xss], [XScreenSaverSelectInput])
 
-   if test echo "$ECORE_X_LIBS" | grep -q Xrandr ; then
-      PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([xrandr > 1.3.1], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([Xrandr >= 1.3.1 required])])
-   fi
+   PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([xrandr > 1.3.2], [AC_DEFINE([XRANDR_GOOD], [1], [good xrandr])], [])
 
    if test "${want_xpresent}" = "yes"; then
       ECORE_CHECK_X_EXTENSION([Xpresent], [Xpresent.h], [Xpresent], [XPresentQueryExtension])
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_randr.c b/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_randr.c
index b4777772a3..db1f10968c 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_randr.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_randr.c
@@ -2206,10 +2206,17 @@ ecore_x_randr_output_name_get(Ecore_X_Window root, Ecore_X_Randr_Output output,
           {
              if (info->name)
                {
-                  ret = malloc(info->nameLen + 1);
-                  memcpy(ret, info->name, info->nameLen);
-                  ret[info->nameLen] = 0;
-                  if (len) *len = info->nameLen;
+                  size_t s;
+#ifdef XRANDR_GOOD
+                  s = info->nameLen;
+#else
+                  /* pre 1.4.0 does not fill in info->nameLen */
+                  s = strlen(info->name);
+#endif
+                  ret = malloc(s + 1);
+                  memcpy(ret, info->name, s);
+                  ret[s] = 0;
+                  if (len) *len = s;
                }
 
              /* free the output info */