diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index de61b2d52f9..cd7aaff0c0e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES( CGROUP, [ libcgroup >= 0.35 ], [], [
 AC_SUBST(CGROUP_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(CGROUP_LIBS)
 
-AM_PROG_VALAC([0.7])
+AM_PROG_VALAC([0.8])
 AC_SUBST(VAPIDIR)
 
 AC_PATH_PROG([XSLTPROC], [xsltproc])