diff --git a/ground/openpilotgcs/openpilotgcs.pro b/ground/openpilotgcs/openpilotgcs.pro
index 57a5f1ecf..de158d9eb 100644
--- a/ground/openpilotgcs/openpilotgcs.pro
+++ b/ground/openpilotgcs/openpilotgcs.pro
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 #
 
 #version check qt
-contains(QT_VERSION, ^4\\.[0-5]\\..*) {
+contains(QT_VERSION, ^4\\.[0-7]\\..*) {
     message("Cannot build OpenPilot GCS with Qt version $${QT_VERSION}.")
-    error("Cannot build OpenPilot GCS with Qt version $${QT_VERSION}. Use at least Qt 4.6!")
+    error("Cannot build OpenPilot GCS with Qt version $${QT_VERSION}. Use at least Qt 4.8!")
 }
 
 include(openpilotgcs.pri)