diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 55b941b3b5..9be1b3e26a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5057,8 +5057,8 @@ enabled xlib &&
     check_lib X11/Xlib.h XOpenDisplay -lX11 || disable xlib
 
 if ! disabled libxcb; then
-    check_pkg_config xcb xcb/xcb.h xcb_connect || {
-        enabled libxcb && die "ERROR: libxcb not found";
+    check_pkg_config "xcb >= 1.4" xcb/xcb.h xcb_connect || {
+        enabled libxcb && die "ERROR: libxcb >= 1.4 not found";
     } && disable x11grab && enable libxcb
 
 if enabled libxcb; then