Older versions don't have the required API.
(Commit message written by Colin Walters <walters@verbum.org>)
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=673253
dnl *** check for libelf ***
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-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBELF], [libelf], [have_libelf=yes], [have_libelf=maybe])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBELF], [libelf >= 0.8.12], [have_libelf=yes], [have_libelf=maybe])
AS_IF([ test $have_libelf = maybe], [
glib_save_LIBS=$LIBS