diff --git a/bin/tests/system/xfer/prereq.sh b/bin/tests/system/xfer/prereq.sh
index b68cc58e6d..f4ccdf7139 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/xfer/prereq.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/xfer/prereq.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 if $PERL -e 'use Net::DNS;' 2>/dev/null
 then
-    if $PERL -e 'use Net::DNS; die if $Net::DNS::VERSION == 0.73;' 2>/dev/null
+    if $PERL -e 'use Net::DNS; die if $Net::DNS::VERSION >= 0.73;' 2>/dev/null
     then
         :
     else