diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6a97411..b60477d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ fi
 
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([linux/netfilter/x_tables.h], [],
 	[AC_MSG_ERROR([You need to have linux/netfilter/x_tables.h, see INSTALL file for details])])
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([libxtables], [xtables >= 1.4.5])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([libxtables], [xtables >= 1.6.0])
 xtlibdir="$(pkg-config --variable=xtlibdir xtables)"
 
 AC_ARG_WITH([xtlibdir],