diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 772793090..c1eac89ce 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(xkbcommon,
 	      enable_xkbcommon=yes)
 if test x$enable_xkbcommon = xyes; then
 	AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_XKBCOMMON, [1], [Build Weston with libxkbcommon support])
-	COMPOSITOR_MODULES="$COMPOSITOR_MODULES xkbcommon"
+	COMPOSITOR_MODULES="$COMPOSITOR_MODULES xkbcommon >= 0.3.0"
 fi
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(COMPOSITOR, [$COMPOSITOR_MODULES])