diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 73e15fea4aeb1bf5e6b948717d06e9cb41aa1a97..90f729486afde3985dedf6346f37dde590d02757 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ gobject = dependency('gobject-2.0', version: glib_ver_cmp)
 glesv2 = dependency('glesv2')
 gnome_desktop = dependency('gnome-desktop-3.0', version: '>=3.26')
 gsettings_desktop_schemas_dep = dependency('gsettings-desktop-schemas')
-input = dependency('libinput')
+input = dependency('libinput', version: '>= 1.27.0')
 udev = dependency('libudev')
 drm = dependency('libdrm')
 pixman = dependency('pixman-1', version: '>= 0.43.4')
diff --git a/src/pointer.c b/src/pointer.c
index 1dbbccef6af28e4ed4544041b669f50964d64350..4b5de93e2b8a0c9e504315bdf152b061358d5abb 100644
--- a/src/pointer.c
+++ b/src/pointer.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ on_touchpad_settings_changed (PhocPointer *self,
   enabled = g_settings_get_boolean (settings, "tap-and-drag-lock");
   libinput_device_config_tap_set_drag_lock_enabled (ldev,
                                                     enabled ?
-                                                    LIBINPUT_CONFIG_DRAG_LOCK_ENABLED :
+                                                    LIBINPUT_CONFIG_DRAG_LOCK_ENABLED_STICKY :
                                                     LIBINPUT_CONFIG_DRAG_LOCK_DISABLED);
 
   enabled = g_settings_get_boolean (settings, "disable-while-typing");