diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1a31d2a7..b199a362 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ project (DROGON CXX)
 IF (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux")
     EXEC_PROGRAM (gcc ARGS "--version | grep '^gcc'|awk '{print $3}' | sed s'/)//g' | sed s'/-.*//g'" OUTPUT_VARIABLE version)
     MESSAGE(STATUS "This is gcc version:: " ${version})
-    if(version LESS 4.8.5)
+    if(version LESS 4.9.0)
         MESSAGE(STATUS "gcc is too old")
         stop()
     elseif (version LESS 6.1.0)