diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7669de56..0050c8a0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic
 Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Configuring the Meson build now works correctly on Wine 8.0 final. Meson's
+  version comparison function considers `8.0` to be a lower version than
+  `8.0rc2`.
+
 ## [5.0.3] - 2022-12-23
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 996b3d6c..87679f76 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -175,8 +175,11 @@ if wine_version.returncode() == 0
   # yabridge builds. If anyone's reading this because you ran into the error
   # below, either build with Wine 8.0-rc2+, or stick with yabridge 5.0.2 if
   # you're stuck with Wine 7.22.
+  # NOTE: Meson considers 8.0 to be below 8.0rc2, so this third check is also
+  #       needed
   if wine_version.version_compare('>=7.21') and \
-     wine_version.version_compare('<8.0rc2')
+     wine_version.version_compare('<8.0rc2') and \
+     wine_version.version_compare('!=8.0')
     error('Building this version of yabridge against Wine ' + wine_version +
           'would result in nonfunctional binaries. Either build yabridge 5.0.2 ' +
           'with Wine 7.22, or switch to Wine 8.0-rc2+. Yabridge built with 8.0-rc2+ ' +