diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ace465ba..71981b7c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ case a simple command will install everything you need. For example:
 
 On Debian and similar systems:
 
-	sudo apt-get install libxapian-dev libgmime-2.4-dev libtalloc-dev
+	sudo apt-get install libxapian-dev libgmime-2.6-dev libtalloc-dev
 
 Or on Fedora and similar systems: