diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 133540e4b0c..83fc7ff9e7d 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ GLIB_VERSION=1.2.0
 LIBIDL_VERSION=0.6.3
 PERL_VERSION=5.006
 PYTHON_VERSION=2.4
-CAIRO_VERSION=1.6.0
+CAIRO_VERSION=1.8.8
 PANGO_VERSION=1.14.0
 GTK2_VERSION=2.10.0
 WINDRES_VERSION=2.14.90