diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f7d12c98db..d7cb5c3385 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ set(VERSION_MAJOR 3)
 set(VERSION_MINOR 05)
 set(VERSION_PLAIN ${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR})
 
-set(MINIMUM_LEPTONICA_VERSION 1.74.0)
+set(MINIMUM_LEPTONICA_VERSION 1.74)
 
 if(NOT EXISTS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/.cppan)
     if (NOT Leptonica_DIR AND NOT MSVC)
         find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
-        pkg_check_modules(Leptonica REQUIRED lept)
+        pkg_check_modules(Leptonica REQUIRED lept>=${MINIMUM_LEPTONICA_VERSION})
     else()
         find_package(Leptonica ${MINIMUM_LEPTONICA_VERSION} REQUIRED CONFIG)
     endif()