diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8a0f9ba102..546893f615 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ vulkan_opt = get_option('vulkan').require(
     libplacebo.get_variable('pl_has_vulkan', default_value: '0') == '1',
     error_message: 'libplacebo could not be found!',
 )
-vulkan = dependency('vulkan', required: vulkan_opt)
+vulkan = dependency('vulkan', version: '>= 1.1.70', required: vulkan_opt)
 features += {'vulkan': vulkan.found()}
 if features['vulkan']
     dependencies += vulkan