diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bb702c0f..b3d24465 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(tests,
 	      [build_tests="$enableval"],
 	      [build_tests="auto"])
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(CHECK, [check >= 0.9.9], [HAVE_CHECK="yes"], [HAVE_CHECK="no"])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(CHECK, [check >= 0.9.10], [HAVE_CHECK="yes"], [HAVE_CHECK="no"])
 
 if test "x$build_tests" = "xauto"; then
 	build_tests="$HAVE_CHECK"