diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ad816a2e43..aed7250606 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -333,8 +333,7 @@ endif
 endif
 override PACKAGE_NAME=fpc
 override PACKAGE_VERSION=3.1.1
-REQUIREDVERSION=2.6.4
-REQUIREDVERSION2=3.0.0
+REQUIREDVERSION=3.0.0
 ifndef inOS2
 override FPCDIR:=$(BASEDIR)
 export FPCDIR
diff --git a/Makefile.fpc b/Makefile.fpc
index c02436e7ee..30fd3c20f3 100644
--- a/Makefile.fpc
+++ b/Makefile.fpc
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@ fpcdir=.
 rule=help
 
 [prerules]
-REQUIREDVERSION=2.6.4
-# Accept 3.0.0, without requiring to using OVERRIDEVERSIONCHECK=1
-# 3.0.0 should become REQUIREDVERSION after 3.0.0 final release
-# and 2.6.4 should be moved to REQUIREDVERSION2
-REQUIREDVERSION2=3.0.0
+REQUIREDVERSION=3.0.0
 
 
 # make versions < 3.77 (OS2 version) are buggy