diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 81e3fc2416..03d269cc67 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set(PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR 5)
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12 FATAL_ERROR)
 set(QT_MIN_VERSION "5.4.0")
-set(KF5_MIN_VERSION "5.3.0")
+set(KF5_MIN_VERSION "5.8.0")
 
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} )