diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 00e1ff3..cf4c08f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ project(
   'edi', 'c',
   version : '0.6.99',
   default_options: [ 'c_std=gnu99', 'warning_level=2' ],
-  meson_version : '>= 0.40.0')
+  meson_version : '>= 0.39.0')
 
 add_global_arguments('-DHAVE_CONFIG_H=1', '-DHAVE_CONFIG=1', language: 'c')