diff --git a/mopidy/__init__.py b/mopidy/__init__.py
index b091ef25..416f4fbf 100644
--- a/mopidy/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/__init__.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ if not (2, 6) <= sys.version_info < (3,):
         '.'.join(map(str, sys.version_info[:3])))
 
 if (isinstance(pykka.__version__, basestring)
-        and not SV('1.0') <= SV(pykka.__version__) < SV('2.0')):
+        and not SV('1.1') <= SV(pykka.__version__) < SV('2.0')):
     sys.exit(
-        'Mopidy requires Pykka >= 1.0, < 2, but found %s' % pykka.__version__)
+        'Mopidy requires Pykka >= 1.1, < 2, but found %s' % pykka.__version__)
 
 
 warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', 'could not open display')