diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3e4cab38..b355dfff 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ wayland_protos = dependency('wayland-protocols')
 egl            = dependency('egl')
 glesv2         = dependency('glesv2')
 drm            = dependency('libdrm')
-gbm            = dependency('gbm')
+gbm            = dependency('gbm', version: '>=17.1.0')
 libinput       = dependency('libinput')
 xkbcommon      = dependency('xkbcommon')
 udev           = dependency('libudev')