diff --git a/tests/json/t-json.c b/tests/json/t-json.c
index f574f57e..e1fb6c1e 100644
--- a/tests/json/t-json.c
+++ b/tests/json/t-json.c
@@ -478,10 +478,10 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
         }
     }
 
-  if (!check_gpg_version ("2.2.0"))
+  if (!check_gpg_version ("2.1.18"))
     {
       /* Lets not break too much or have to test all combinations */
-      printf ("Testsuite skipped. Minimum GnuPG version (2.2.0) "
+      printf ("Testsuite skipped. Minimum GnuPG version (2.1.18) "
               "not found.\n");
       exit(0);
     }