diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d25ae0c..894e0a6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_PREREQ([2.64])
+AC_PREREQ([2.62])
 
 AC_INIT([libevdev],
         [0.4],