--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2915,7 +2915,7 @@ fi
 		FIELD2=`$FLTK_CONFIG --version | awk -F . '{print $2}'`;
 		FIELD3=`$FLTK_CONFIG --version | awk -F . '{print $3}'`;
 
-		if test $FIELD1 -le 1 -a $FIELD3 -lt 6; then
+		if test $FIELD1 -le 1 -a $FIELD2 -lt 1; then
 			echo -e "\nconfigure: error: fltk-version must be 1.1.6 or greater!\n"; exit -1;
 		fi
 		if test $FIELD1 -lt 1; then