diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3e8c67114..39b07474d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ project(
     'buildtype=debugoptimized',
     'c_std=gnu11',
   ],
-  meson_version: '>= 0.46.0',
+  meson_version: '>= 0.47.2',
 )
 
 nm_name = meson.project_name()