diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index a6767e6a25c..964222c7a0c 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
-EnsureSConsVersion(0, 14)
+EnsureSConsVersion(0, 98, 1)
 
 
 import string