diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0111774cb0..62aa7609e1 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2592,6 +2592,7 @@ EOF
   spice_cflags=$($pkg_config --cflags spice-protocol spice-server 2>/dev/null)
   spice_libs=$($pkg_config --libs spice-protocol spice-server 2>/dev/null)
   if $pkg_config --atleast-version=0.8.2 spice-server >/dev/null 2>&1 && \
+     $pkg_config --atleast-version=0.8.1 spice-protocol > /dev/null 2>&1 && \
      compile_prog "$spice_cflags" "$spice_libs" ; then
     spice="yes"
     libs_softmmu="$libs_softmmu $spice_libs"