diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ac940638fc..ab4e0a1f31 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ graphene_dep   = dependency('graphene-gobject-1.0', version: graphene_req,
                             fallback: ['graphene', 'graphene_dep'])
 iso_codes_dep  = dependency('iso-codes', required: false)
 
-gtk_doc_dep    = dependency('gtk-doc', version: '>=1.99',
+gtk_doc_dep    = dependency('gtk-doc', version: '>=1.33',
                             fallback: ['gtk-doc', 'dummy_dep'],
                             default_options: ['tests=false', 'yelp_manual=false'],
                             required: get_option('gtk_doc'))