diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f3b7e9e9ee..73c0bc2f23 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -884,9 +884,11 @@ if get_option('qtver') == 'qt5'
   add_global_arguments('-DQT_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE=0x050b00', language : 'cpp')
   priv_conf_data.set('FC_QT5_MODE', 1)
   qt_opts = []
+  qt_miver = '0x050b00'
 else
   add_global_arguments('-DQT_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE=0x060000', language : 'cpp')
   qt_opts = 'cpp_std=c++17'
+  qt_minver = '0x060000'
 endif
 
 if get_option('audio') != 'none'
@@ -3411,9 +3413,30 @@ else
   qt_dep = dependency('Qt5', modules: ['Core', 'Gui', 'Widgets'], required: false)
 endif
 
+if qt_dep.found() and cxx_build
+  if cxx_compiler.compiles(
+'''#include <QtCore>
+int main()
+{
+#if QT_VERSION < ''' + qt_minver + '''
+  fail
+#endif
+  return 0;
+}
+''',
+    name: 'qt minver',
+    dependencies: qt_dep)
+    qtfine = true
+  else
+    qtfine = false
+  endif
+else
+  qtfine = false
+endif
+
 if get_option('clients').contains('qt')
 
-if not qt_dep.found()
+if not qtfine
   if get_option('qtver') == 'qt6'
     error('Qt6 >= 6.0 required for qt-client in Qt6 mode, but not found')
   else
@@ -4075,7 +4098,7 @@ endif
 
 if get_option('fcmp').contains('qt')
 
-if not qt_dep.found()
+if not qtfine
   if get_option('qtver') == 'qt6'
     error('Qt6 >= 6.0 required for qt-modpack-installer in Qt6 mode, but not found')
   else
@@ -4162,7 +4185,7 @@ endif
 
 if get_option('tools').contains('ruledit')
 
-if not qt_dep.found()
+if not qtfine
   if get_option('qtver') == 'qt6'
     error('Qt6 >= 6.0 required for ruledit in Qt6 mode, but not found')
   else