diff --git a/Build.PL b/Build.PL
index 20844c2de..0f6b89910 100644
--- a/Build.PL
+++ b/Build.PL
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ my $xs_only = grep { $_ eq '--xs' }  @ARGV;
 if ($gui) {
     %prereqs = qw(
     Class::Accessor                 0
-    Wx                              3.0
+    Wx                              0.9918
     Socket                          2.016
     );
     %recommends = qw(