diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 9c5f169589aa..14f79d18d5f7 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ fn main() {
     if pkg_config::Config::new()
         .print_system_libs(false)
         .cargo_metadata(true)
-        .exactly_version("1.20")
+        .atleast_version("1.20")
         .probe("libdeflate")
         .is_ok()
     {