diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index f5136be9..8a09db65 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ arch=('x86_64')
 url=https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot
 license=(mit)
 makedepends=('meson' 'ninja' 'scdoc' 'python' 'ncurses' 'wayland-protocols' 'tllist>=1.0.0')
-depends=('libxkbcommon' 'wayland' 'pixman' 'fcft>=1.2.0')
+depends=('libxkbcommon' 'wayland' 'pixman' 'fcft>=1.1.1')
 source=()
 
 pkgver() {
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 083bce70..d391303e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ wayland_cursor = dependency('wayland-cursor')
 xkb = dependency('xkbcommon')
 
 tllist = dependency('tllist', version: '>=1.0.0', fallback: ['tllist', 'tllist'])
-fcft = dependency('fcft', version: ['>=1.2.0', '<1.3.0'], fallback: ['fcft', 'fcft'])
+fcft = dependency('fcft', version: ['>=1.1.1', '<1.2.0'], fallback: ['fcft', 'fcft'])
 
 wayland_protocols_datadir = wayland_protocols.get_pkgconfig_variable('pkgdatadir')