diff --git a/libei.spec b/libei.spec
index 630c58e..19d04a0 100644
--- a/libei.spec
+++ b/libei.spec
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ URL:            https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libei/
 Source:         https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libei/-/archive/%version/%name-%version.tar.gz
 Patch1:         system-munit.diff
 Patch2:         ver.diff
-BuildRequires:  meson
+BuildRequires:  meson >= 0.57
 BuildRequires:  ninja
 BuildRequires:  protobuf-c
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libevdev)