diff --git a/tracker.spec b/tracker.spec
index 2029fce..d4be95f 100644
--- a/tracker.spec
+++ b/tracker.spec
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(dbus-1)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gdk-pixbuf-2.0)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gi-docgen)
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(icu-i18n)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(icu-i18n) > 4.8.1.1
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(json-glib-1.0) >= 1.0
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libseccomp) >= 2.0
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libsoup-3.0) >= 2.99.2