diff --git a/src/heif.imageio/heifinput.cpp b/src/heif.imageio/heifinput.cpp
index e100a22b65..f2c0f57f56 100644
--- a/src/heif.imageio/heifinput.cpp
+++ b/src/heif.imageio/heifinput.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class HeifInput final : public ImageInput {
 void
 oiio_heif_init()
 {
-#if LIBHEIF_HAVE_VERSION(1, 6, 0)
+#if LIBHEIF_HAVE_VERSION(1, 16, 0)
     static std::once_flag flag;
     std::call_once(flag, []() { heif_init(nullptr); });
 #endif