diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7d0ae76133f1..6b5168778233 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -7311,7 +7311,7 @@ libo_CHECK_SYSTEM_MODULE([libcmis],[CMIS],[libcmis-0.3 >= 0.3.1])
 dnl ===================================================================
 dnl Check for system libwpd
 dnl ===================================================================
-libo_CHECK_SYSTEM_MODULE([libwpd],[WPD],[libwpd-0.9 libwpd-stream-0.9],["-I${WORKDIR}/UnpackedTarball/libwpd/inc"],["-L${OUTDIR}/lib -lwpdlib"])
+libo_CHECK_SYSTEM_MODULE([libwpd],[WPD],[libwpd-0.9 >= 0.9.5 libwpd-stream-0.9 >= 0.9.5],["-I${WORKDIR}/UnpackedTarball/libwpd/inc"],["-L${OUTDIR}/lib -lwpdlib"])
 
 dnl ===================================================================
 dnl Check for system lcms2