diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9969feca19e1defd56ea6be55b83e419b1d642ae..b23b2239408e05993d5ad0c4761e6d60b7d9ce7e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ if test "$WithGhc" = ""
 then
     AC_MSG_ERROR([GHC is required.])
 fi
-MinBootGhcVersion="9.2"
+MinBootGhcVersion="9.4"
 FP_COMPARE_VERSIONS([$GhcVersion],[-lt],[$MinBootGhcVersion],
     [AC_MSG_ERROR([GHC version $MinBootGhcVersion or later is required to compile GHC.])])