--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   'libinput': '>= 1.28.0',
   'libpixman': '>= 0.44.0',
   'libseat': '>= 0.9.0',
-  'libudev': '>= 257',
+  'libudev': '>= 251',
   'libxfce4kbd-private': '>= 4.21.4',
   'libxfconf': '>= 4.21.1',
   'libxkbcommon': '>= 0.8.0',