diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f3dbfd5eb488a8072a99cb8fb62a7122c8a5cf6f..2f6fe7e986493bb849d66374845504f428cd36e5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ AC_INIT([xf86-video-siliconmotion],
         [https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=xorg],
         xf86-video-siliconmotion)
 
-# Require xorg-macros: XORG_DEFAULT_OPTIONS
+# Require xorg-macros 1.4 for XORG_DEFAULT_OPTIONS & XORG_INSTALL
 m4_ifndef([XORG_MACROS_VERSION], 
-          [m4_fatal([must install xorg-macros 1.3 or later before running autoconf/autogen])])
-XORG_MACROS_VERSION(1.3)
+          [m4_fatal([must install xorg-macros 1.4 or later before running autoconf/autogen])])
+XORG_MACROS_VERSION(1.4)
 XORG_DEFAULT_OPTIONS
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([Makefile.am])