diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f241ba862cd..8655c8d4129 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2200,7 +2200,7 @@ endif
 
 with_sysprof = get_option('sysprof')
 if with_sysprof
-  dep_sysprof = dependency('sysprof-capture-4', version: '>= 3.38.0')
+  dep_sysprof = dependency('sysprof-capture-4', version: '>= 4.49.0')
   pre_args += '-DHAVE_SYSPROF'
 endif