diff --git a/src/api/api.cpp b/src/api/api.cpp
index 070edfb9..228e5884 100644
--- a/src/api/api.cpp
+++ b/src/api/api.cpp
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ LOOT_API void     loot_cleanup() {
 // Returns whether this version of LOOT supports the API from the given
 // LOOT version. Abstracts LOOT API stability policy away from clients.
 LOOT_API bool loot_is_compatible(const unsigned int versionMajor, const unsigned int versionMinor, const unsigned int versionPatch) {
-    return versionMajor == loot::g_version_major && versionMinor == loot::g_version_minor;
+    return versionMajor == loot::g_version_major;
 }
 
 // Returns the version string for this version of LOOT.