diff --git a/poppler.spec b/poppler.spec
index a211b2c..f0542fa 100644
--- a/poppler.spec
+++ b/poppler.spec
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Patch0: poppler-ObjStream.patch
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root
 
 BuildRequires: automake libtool
-BuildRequires: cairo-devel
+BuildRequires: cairo-devel >= 1.8.4
 BuildRequires: gtk2-devel
 BuildRequires: lcms-devel
 BuildRequires: libjpeg-devel