diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 80911c8..15ab2a8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ without_userdb = get_option('without_userdb')
 
 c_compiler = meson.get_compiler('c')
 
-libconfig_dep = dependency('libconfig', version: '>=1.4')
+libconfig_dep = dependency('libconfig', version: '>=1.5')
 pam_dep = c_compiler.find_library('pam')
 
 libwebsockets_dep = dependency('libwebsockets', version: '>=4.0.0')
diff --git a/src/webfused/config/factory.c b/src/webfused/config/factory.c
index 7f3f76d..81417a8 100644
--- a/src/webfused/config/factory.c
+++ b/src/webfused/config/factory.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
 
-#if ((LIBCONFIG_VER_MAJOR != 1) || (LIBCONFIG_VER_MINOR < 4))
+#if ((LIBCONFIG_VER_MAJOR != 1) || (LIBCONFIG_VER_MINOR < 5))
 #error "libconfig 1.5 or higher needed"
 #endif