diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
index 1b4f7a89d358e..d1a0393116314 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ __nixpkgs_setup_set_original=$-
 set -eu
 set -o pipefail
 
-if [[ -n "${BASH_VERSINFO-}" && "${BASH_VERSINFO-}" -lt 4 ]]; then
+if [[ -n "${BASH_VERSINFO-}" && "${BASH_VERSINFO-}" -lt 5 ]]; then
     echo "Detected Bash version that isn't supported by Nixpkgs (${BASH_VERSION})"
-    echo "Please install Bash 4 or greater to continue."
+    echo "Please install Bash 5 or greater to continue."
     exit 1
 fi