diff --git a/README b/README
index 8da8b5fc3c..b1fbf284a1 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ REQUIREMENTS:
         libcryptsetup (optional), >= 2.3.0 required for signed Verity images support
         libaudit (optional)
         libacl (optional)
+        libfdisk >= 2.33 (from util-linux) (optional)
         libselinux (optional)
         liblzma (optional)
         liblz4 >= 1.3.0 / 130 (optional)
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 227fe097a8..79cb512e73 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -890,6 +890,7 @@ libmount = dependency('mount',
 want_libfdisk = get_option('fdisk')
 if want_libfdisk != 'false' and not skip_deps
         libfdisk = dependency('fdisk',
+                              version : '>= 2.33',
                               required : want_libfdisk == 'true')
         have = libfdisk.found()
 else