diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7b857482fea..b069f541553 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ XSHMFENCE_REQUIRED=1.1
 XVMC_REQUIRED=1.0.6
 PYTHON_MAKO_REQUIRED=0.8.0
 LIBSENSORS_REQUIRED=4.0.0
-ZLIB_REQUIRED=1.2.8
+ZLIB_REQUIRED=1.2.3
 
 dnl LLVM versions
 LLVM_REQUIRED_GALLIUM=3.3.0