diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 73d29191f..14e16fcc2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES(process.h LMMS_HAVE_PROCESS_H)
 CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES(locale.h LMMS_HAVE_LOCALE_H)
 
 # check for Qt4
-SET(QT_MIN_VERSION "4.4.0")
+SET(QT_MIN_VERSION "4.6.0")
 FIND_PACKAGE(Qt4 REQUIRED)
 SET(QT_USE_QTXML 1)
 SET(QT_USE_QTNETWORK 1)