diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b17cee81..3deec25f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ if test "${enable_pcsc}" = "yes"; then
 	if test "${WIN32}" != "yes"; then
 		PKG_CHECK_EXISTS(
 			[libpcsclite],
-			[PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PCSC], [libpcsclite >= 1.6.5],
+			[PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PCSC], [libpcsclite >= 1.8.22],
 				[AC_DEFINE([PCSCLITE_GOOD], [1], [Sufficient version of PCSC-Lite with all the required features])],
 				[:]
 			)]