diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 147097c652..7a3faca61d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ endif
 
 libnfs = not_found
 if not get_option('libnfs').auto() or have_block
-  libnfs = dependency('libnfs', version: '>=1.9.3',
+  libnfs = dependency('libnfs', version: ['>=1.9.3', '<6.0.0'],
                       required: get_option('libnfs'),
                       method: 'pkg-config')
 endif