diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@
     m4_ifdef(
       [PKG_CHECK_MODULES],
       [
-        PKG_CHECK_MODULES([UNIVALUE],[libunivalue],[found_univalue=yes],[true])
+        PKG_CHECK_MODULES([UNIVALUE],[libunivalue >= 1.0.4],[found_univalue=yes],[true])
       ]
     )
   else