diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 77a8910f..aaee836b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ gnome = import('gnome')
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 
 
-libgio_dep = dependency('gio-2.0', version: '>= 2.84.0')
+libgio_dep = dependency('gio-2.0', version: '>= 2.74.0')
 libgmodule_dep = dependency('gmodule-2.0')
 
 libcanberra_dep = dependency('libcanberra', version: '>= 0.22',