diff --git a/Distribution/Simple/GHC.hs b/Distribution/Simple/GHC.hs
index f80482a7bc123cc264bce7818f301e5f40463b95..62f4e2fbe19e297c5d1af032b968d4decce49c7c 100644
--- a/Distribution/Simple/GHC.hs
+++ b/Distribution/Simple/GHC.hs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ configure :: Verbosity -> Maybe FilePath -> Maybe FilePath
 configure verbosity hcPath hcPkgPath conf = do
 
   (ghcProg, conf') <- requireProgram verbosity ghcProgram 
-                        (orLaterVersion (Version [6,2] []))
+                        (orLaterVersion (Version [6,4] []))
                         (userMaybeSpecifyPath "ghc" hcPath conf)
   let Just ghcVersion = programVersion ghcProg