diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b0d4f50f..30fdc44b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PROTOBUF], [protobuf >= 3.0])
 AX_RUBY_EXTENSION([cast-to-yaml], [yes])
 AX_RUBY_EXTENSION([nokogiri], [yes])
 AX_RUBY_EXTENSION([babeltrace2], [yes])
-AX_RUBY_EXTENSION([metababel >= 1.0.0], [yes])
+AX_RUBY_EXTENSION([metababel >= 0.8.0], [yes])
+AX_RUBY_EXTENSION([metababel < 1.0.0], [yes])
 
 # Checks for header files.
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([inttypes.h stddef.h stdint.h stdlib.h string.h unistd.h])