diff --git a/quickemu b/quickemu
index 85a7460..c4dc963 100755
--- a/quickemu
+++ b/quickemu
@@ -598,8 +598,8 @@ if [ ! -e "${QEMU}" ] && [ ! -e "${QEMU_IMG}" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-QEMU_VER=$(${QEMU} -version | head -n1 | cut -d' ' -f4 | cut -d'(' -f1 | sed 's/\.//g')
-if [ "${QEMU_VER}" -lt 600 ]; then
+QEMU_VER=$(${QEMU} -version | head -n1 | cut -d' ' -f4 | cut -d'(' -f1 | sed 's/\.//g' | cut -c1-2)
+if [ "${QEMU_VER}" -lt 60 ]; then
   echo "ERROR! Qemu 6.0.0 or newer is required, detected $(${QEMU} -version | head -n1 | cut -d' ' -f4 | cut -d'(' -f1)."
   exit 1
 fi