diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9bcadf8002..02218a449c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -10424,7 +10424,7 @@ fi
     no_gtk=yes
   fi
 
-  min_gtk_version=1.3.1
+  min_gtk_version=2.0.0
   echo $ac_n "checking for GTK+ - version >= $min_gtk_version""... $ac_c" 1>&6
 echo "configure:10430: checking for GTK+ - version >= $min_gtk_version" >&5
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 895934dd98..d35181f245 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1717,7 +1717,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_GUI" = "yes"; then
 
                 wx_cv_lib_gtk=
                 if test "x$wxUSE_GTK2" = "xyes"; then
-                    AM_PATH_GTK_2_0(1.3.1, wx_cv_lib_gtk=2.0, , $GTK_MODULES)
+                    AM_PATH_GTK_2_0(2.0.0, wx_cv_lib_gtk=2.0, , $GTK_MODULES)
                 fi
 
                 if test -z "$wx_cv_lib_gtk"; then