diff --git a/target/hexagon/meson.build b/target/hexagon/meson.build
index c9d31d095c..42b03c81e6 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/meson.build
+++ b/target/hexagon/meson.build
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ if idef_parser_enabled and 'hexagon-linux-user' in target_dirs
     )
 
     bison = generator(
-        find_program('bison'),
+        find_program('bison', version: '>=3.0'),
         output: ['@BASENAME@.tab.c', '@BASENAME@.tab.h'],
         arguments: ['@INPUT@', '--defines=@OUTPUT1@', '--output=@OUTPUT0@']
     )