diff --git a/hadrian/ghci-multi-cabal.in b/hadrian/ghci-multi-cabal.in
index 95702a3d6d11df05a0bc3be15a523c7bd744c34d..e2d46533786a72ba319ddb1d6d6d706e30514fe7 100755
--- a/hadrian/ghci-multi-cabal.in
+++ b/hadrian/ghci-multi-cabal.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 
 RUN_GHC=@WithGhc@
-if [[ $(printf "9.4.0\n%s\n" $($RUN_GHC --numeric-version) | sort -uV | head -n 1) != "9.4.0" ]]; then echo "Multi-repl needs at least GHC-9.4.1"; exit 1; fi
+if [[ $(printf "9.8.1\n%s\n" $($RUN_GHC --numeric-version) | sort -uV | head -n 1) != "9.8.1" ]]; then echo "Multi-repl needs at least GHC-9.8.1"; exit 1; fi
 
 # This file is generated by configure from ghci-multi.in