diff --git a/m4/audacity_checklib_lv2.m4 b/m4/audacity_checklib_lv2.m4
index 56ae8a64b..0dc2ef01d 100644
--- a/m4/audacity_checklib_lv2.m4
+++ b/m4/audacity_checklib_lv2.m4
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AUDACITY_CHECKLIB_LV2], [
 
    dnl see if lv2 is installed on the system
 
-   PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LV2, [lv2 lilv-0],
+   PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LV2, [lv2 lilv-0 >= 0.16],
                      lv2_available_system="yes",
                      lv2_available_system="no")