diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a7d936c..0a4c9fd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(btpclient, AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-btpclient],
 AM_CONDITIONAL(BTPCLIENT, test "${enable_btpclient}" = "yes")
 
 if (test "${enable_btpclient}" = "yes"); then
-	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(ELL, ell >= 0.2, dummy=yes,
-			  AC_MSG_ERROR(ell library >= 0.2 is required))
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(ELL, ell >= 0.3, dummy=yes,
+			  AC_MSG_ERROR(ell library >= 0.3 is required))
 	AC_SUBST(ELL_CFLAGS)
 	AC_SUBST(ELL_LIBS)
 fi