diff --git a/src/libfetchers/meson.build b/src/libfetchers/meson.build
index 321146ca4..b549735e5 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/meson.build
+++ b/src/libfetchers/meson.build
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ subdir('nix-meson-build-support/subprojects')
 nlohmann_json = dependency('nlohmann_json', version : '>= 3.9')
 deps_public += nlohmann_json
 
-libgit2 = dependency('libgit2')
+libgit2 = dependency('libgit2', version : '>= 1.9')
 deps_private += libgit2
 
 subdir('nix-meson-build-support/common')