diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 57e26e7e50f..48ff49df83a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ endif()
 # Rocksdb
 option(WITH_SYSTEM_ROCKSDB "require and build with system rocksdb" OFF)
 if (WITH_SYSTEM_ROCKSDB)
-  find_package(RocksDB 5.8 REQUIRED)
+  find_package(RocksDB 5.14 REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
 option(WITH_SEASTAR "Build seastar components")