diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bfe1fc947..c70bd9991 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ RENDERPROTO="renderproto >= 0.11"
 XEXTPROTO="xextproto >= 7.2.99.901"
 INPUTPROTO="inputproto >= 2.3"
 KBPROTO="kbproto >= 1.0.3"
-FONTSPROTO="fontsproto"
+FONTSPROTO="fontsproto >= 2.1.3"
 FIXESPROTO="fixesproto >= 5.0"
 DAMAGEPROTO="damageproto >= 1.1"
 XCMISCPROTO="xcmiscproto >= 1.2.0"