diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 992b09b6..944dfa3e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ internal_features = {
 
 wayland_project_options = ['tests=false', 'documentation=false']
 wayland_server = dependency('wayland-server',
-	version: '>=1.20',
+	version: '>=1.21',
 	fallback: 'wayland',
 	default_options: wayland_project_options,
 )