diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2276cddb33af3c7892e56e209c010bc49f6646e3..783a498d1b08f18abac7aa457a5239c016bdf9a5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ 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.])])