diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 87544c7f..e1244ac1 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ project('lite-xl',
     ['c'],
     version : '2.0.3',
     license : 'MIT',
-    meson_version : '>= 0.54',
+    meson_version : '>= 0.50',
     default_options : ['c_std=gnu11']
 )