diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5a35599..d3dace8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 XCBGLX_REQUIRED=1.8.1
 XSHMFENCE_REQUIRED=1.1
 XVMC_REQUIRED=1.0.6
-PYTHON_MAKO_REQUIRED=0.3.4
+PYTHON_MAKO_REQUIRED=0.8.0
 
 dnl Check for progs
 AC_PROG_CPP