diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6880acc36b..11d7c3464c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -89,11 +89,12 @@ have_rust = have_rust and add_languages('rust', native: true,
     required: get_option('rust').disable_auto_if(not have_system))
 if have_rust
   rustc = meson.get_compiler('rust')
-  if rustc.version().version_compare('<1.80.0')
+  if rustc.version().version_compare('<1.63.0')
     if get_option('rust').enabled()
-      error('rustc version ' + rustc.version() + ' is unsupported: Please upgrade to at least 1.80.0')
+      error('rustc version ' + rustc.version() + ' is unsupported. Please upgrade to at least 1.63.0')
     else
-      warning('rustc version ' + rustc.version() + ' is unsupported: Disabling Rust compilation. Please upgrade to at least 1.80.0 to use Rust.')
+      warning('rustc version ' + rustc.version() + ' is unsupported, disabling Rust compilation.')
+      message('Please upgrade to at least 1.63.0 to use Rust.')
       have_rust = false
     endif
   endif