diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 47025625..1cec4980 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBDRM, [libdrm >= 2.4.89])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBDRM_RADEON, [libdrm_radeon])
 
 # Obtain compiler/linker options for the driver dependencies
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(XORG, [xorg-server >= 1.18 xproto fontsproto xf86driproto $REQUIRED_MODULES])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(XORG, [xorg-server >= 25.0.0 xproto fontsproto xf86driproto $REQUIRED_MODULES])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(XEXT, [xextproto >= 7.0.99.1])
 
 # Define a configure option for an alternate X Server configuration directory