diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b7053c5c54f..7e3f86b8e1e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -987,11 +987,11 @@ then
     LLVM_VERSION=$($LLVM_CONFIG --version)
 
     case $LLVM_VERSION in
-        (3.[6-8]*)
+        (3.[7-8]*)
             msg "found ok version of LLVM: $LLVM_VERSION"
             ;;
         (*)
-            err "bad LLVM version: $LLVM_VERSION, need >=3.6"
+            err "bad LLVM version: $LLVM_VERSION, need >=3.7"
             ;;
     esac
 fi