diff --git a/README b/README
index 1ae9dd3500..bbde47fda7 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ REQUIREMENTS:
         libaudit (optional)
         libacl (optional)
         libbpf >= 0.2.0 (optional)
-        libfdisk >= 2.33 (from util-linux) (optional)
+        libfdisk >= 2.32 (from util-linux) (optional)
         libselinux (optional)
         liblzma (optional)
         liblz4 >= 1.3.0 / 130 (optional)
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 371a9ce751..905ed07f75 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ libmount = dependency('mount',
 want_libfdisk = get_option('fdisk')
 if want_libfdisk != 'false' and not skip_deps
         libfdisk = dependency('fdisk',
-                              version : '>= 2.33',
+                              version : '>= 2.32',
                               required : want_libfdisk == 'true')
         have = libfdisk.found()
 else