diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index 097ad28f07f5e..fda36ea280975 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
         "description": "meson: keep Mako version checking in accord with build msg",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 1,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": "52194ae4df18c7211cef69354a686eabc297a18d"
     },
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a09ad156dd27b..305b34df794c4 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ has_mako = run_command(
   '''
 from distutils.version import StrictVersion
 import mako
-assert StrictVersion(mako.__version__) > StrictVersion("0.8.0")
+assert StrictVersion(mako.__version__) >= StrictVersion("0.8.0")
   ''', check: false)
 if has_mako.returncode() != 0
   error('Python (3.x) mako module >= 0.8.0 required to build mesa.')