diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d21ae3607..63ee1dd5d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 click
 cryptography
 pretty_cron
-construct
+construct>=2.9.23
 zeroconf
 attrs
 typing  # for py3.4 support
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 626222b00..708237887 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     packages=["miio", "mirobo"],
 
     python_requires='>=3.4',
-    install_requires=['construct',
+    install_requires=['construct>=2.9.23',
                       'click',
                       'cryptography',
                       'pretty_cron',