diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 42e3534672..78a2789404 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -457,8 +457,8 @@ if(NOT DISABLE_WX)
 			ERROR_QUIET
 			)
 		message("Found wxWidgets version ${wxWidgets_VERSION}")
-		if(${wxWidgets_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "2.9.0")
-			message("At least 2.9.0 is required; ignoring found version")
+		if(${wxWidgets_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "2.8.9")
+			message("At least 2.8.9 is required; ignoring found version")
 			unset(wxWidgets_FOUND)
 		endif()
 	endif(wxWidgets_FOUND)