diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e223202c1..96ceb4ccb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ dnl Required modules
 XPROTO="xproto >= 7.0.22"
 RANDRPROTO="randrproto >= 1.4.0"
 RENDERPROTO="renderproto >= 0.11"
-XEXTPROTO="xextproto >= 7.1.99"
+XEXTPROTO="xextproto >= 7.2.99.901"
 INPUTPROTO="inputproto >= 2.3"
 KBPROTO="kbproto >= 1.0.3"
 FONTSPROTO="fontsproto"