diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 16020204..4b494624 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ config_h.set10('HAVE_INSTALLED_TESTS', get_option('install-tests'))
 pkgconfig = import('pkgconfig')
 dep_udev = dependency('libudev')
 dep_mtdev = dependency('mtdev', version : '>= 1.1.0')
-dep_libevdev = dependency('libevdev')
+dep_libevdev = dependency('libevdev', version: '>= 1.9.0')
 config_h.set10('HAVE_LIBEVDEV_DISABLE_PROPERTY',
 		dep_libevdev.version().version_compare('>= 1.9.902'))
 
diff --git a/src/evdev-mt-touchpad.c b/src/evdev-mt-touchpad.c
index adaa3a24..6494548a 100644
--- a/src/evdev-mt-touchpad.c
+++ b/src/evdev-mt-touchpad.c
@@ -671,21 +671,9 @@ tp_process_fake_touches(struct tp_dispatch *tp,
 	 *
 	 * All touchpad devices have at least one slot so we only do this
 	 * for 2 touches or higher.
-	 *
-	 * There's an bug in libevdev < 1.9.0 affecting slots after a
-	 * SYN_DROPPED. Where a user release one or more touches during
-	 * SYN_DROPPED and places new ones on the touchpad, we may end up
-	 * with fake touches but no active slots.
-	 * So let's check for nactive_slots > 0 to make sure we don't lose
-	 * all fingers. That's a workaround only, this must be fixed in
-	 * libevdev.
-	 *
-	 * For a long explanation of what happens, see
-	 * https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libevdev/libevdev/merge_requests/19
 	 */
 	if (tp->device->model_flags & EVDEV_MODEL_ALPS_SERIAL_TOUCHPAD &&
 	    nfake_touches > 1 && tp->has_mt &&
-	    tp->nactive_slots > 0 &&
 	    nfake_touches > tp->nactive_slots &&
 	    tp->nactive_slots < tp->num_slots) {
 		evdev_log_bug_kernel(tp->device,