diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
index 1ae06a8729..3bc8236a0c 100644
--- a/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Makefile.PL
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ perl_version '5.008';
 # mandatory dependencies
 requires 'Digest::MD5'        => undef;
 requires 'File::Which'        => undef;
-requires 'LWP'                => undef;
+requires 'LWP'                => '5.8';
 requires 'Net::IP'            => undef;
 requires 'UNIVERSAL::require' => undef;
 requires 'Text::Template'     => undef;