diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f1e0770e31..81f787c934 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -35855,8 +35855,8 @@ cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 #	define DB_VERSION_MINOR 0
 #endif
 
-/* require 4.2 or later */
-#if (DB_VERSION_MAJOR >= 4) && (DB_VERSION_MINOR >= 2)
+/* require 4.2-4.5 */
+#if (DB_VERSION_MAJOR >= 4) && (DB_VERSION_MINOR >= 2) && (DB_VERSION_MINOR < 6)
 	__db_version_compat
 #endif