diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c5aeac4fe1..ce025798e4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2230,7 +2230,7 @@ fi
     cargo_version_output=$($CARGO --version)
     cargo_version=$(echo "$cargo_version_output" | sed 's/^.*[[^0-9]]\([[0-9]]*\.[[0-9]]*\.[[0-9]]*\).*$/\1/')
 
-    MIN_RUSTC_VERSION="1.34.2"
+    MIN_RUSTC_VERSION="1.41.1"
     AC_MSG_CHECKING(for Rust version $MIN_RUSTC_VERSION or newer)
     AS_VERSION_COMPARE([$rustc_version], [$MIN_RUSTC_VERSION],
         [