diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2442bac36..74e7e9a09 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ RECORDPROTO="recordproto >= 1.13.99.1"
 SCRNSAVERPROTO="scrnsaverproto >= 1.1"
 RESOURCEPROTO="resourceproto >= 1.2.0"
 DRIPROTO="xf86driproto >= 2.1.0"
-DRI2PROTO="dri2proto >= 2.7"
+DRI2PROTO="dri2proto >= 2.8"
 XINERAMAPROTO="xineramaproto"
 BIGFONTPROTO="xf86bigfontproto >= 1.2.0"
 DGAPROTO="xf86dgaproto >= 2.0.99.1"