diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index fb742692f53..dc4bc3cd6b7 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@ def check_compiler(o):
   if not options.v8_disable_temporal_support and not options.shared_temporal_capi:
     # Minimum cargo and rustc versions should match values in BUILDING.md.
     min_cargo_ver_tuple = (1, 86)
-    min_rustc_ver_tuple = (1, 86)
+    min_rustc_ver_tuple = (1, 88)
     cargo = os.environ.get('CARGO', 'cargo')
     cargo_ver = get_cargo_version(cargo)
     print_verbose(f'Detected cargo (CARGO={cargo}): {cargo_ver}')