diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 25b9ef6..d55ae08 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ if build_tools
         wayland_protocols_dep = dependency('wayland-protocols', version: '>=1.12', required: false)
         wayland_scanner_dep = dependency('wayland-scanner', required: false, native: true)
         if not wayland_client_dep.found() or not wayland_protocols_dep.found() or not wayland_scanner_dep.found()
-            error('''The Wayland xkbcli programs require wayland-client >= 1.2.0, wayland-protocols >= 1.7 which were not found.
+            error('''The Wayland xkbcli programs require wayland-client and wayland-protocols which were not found.
 You can disable the Wayland xkbcli programs with -Denable-wayland=false.''')
         endif