diff --git a/cmake/FindLibvterm.cmake b/cmake/FindLibvterm.cmake
index f591f6853f..68c2646d47 100644
--- a/cmake/FindLibvterm.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindLibvterm.cmake
@@ -8,7 +8,16 @@ if(LIBVTERM_INCLUDE_DIR AND EXISTS "${LIBVTERM_INCLUDE_DIR}/vterm.h")
   file(STRINGS ${LIBVTERM_INCLUDE_DIR}/vterm.h VTERM_VERSION_MINOR REGEX "#define VTERM_VERSION_MINOR")
   string(REGEX MATCH "[0-9]+" VTERM_VERSION_MINOR ${VTERM_VERSION_MINOR})
 
-  set(VTERM_VERSION ${VTERM_VERSION_MAJOR}.${VTERM_VERSION_MINOR})
+  file(STRINGS ${LIBVTERM_INCLUDE_DIR}/vterm.h VTERM_VERSION_PATCH REGEX "#define VTERM_VERSION_PATCH")
+
+  # The following is needed to give a coherent error for versions 0.3.2 and
+  # smaller.
+  if(VTERM_VERSION_PATCH)
+    string(REGEX MATCH "[0-9]+" VTERM_VERSION_PATCH ${VTERM_VERSION_PATCH})
+    string(PREPEND VTERM_VERSION_PATCH ".")
+  endif()
+
+  set(VTERM_VERSION ${VTERM_VERSION_MAJOR}.${VTERM_VERSION_MINOR}${VTERM_VERSION_PATCH})
 endif()
 
 find_package_handle_standard_args(Libvterm
diff --git a/src/nvim/CMakeLists.txt b/src/nvim/CMakeLists.txt
index 839764121c..9cad80db23 100644
--- a/src/nvim/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/nvim/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ target_link_libraries(main_lib INTERFACE ${LUV_LIBRARY})
 find_package(Iconv REQUIRED)
 find_package(Lpeg REQUIRED)
 find_package(Libtermkey 0.22 REQUIRED)
-find_package(Libvterm 0.3 REQUIRED)
+find_package(Libvterm 0.3.3 REQUIRED)
 find_package(Msgpack 1.0.0 REQUIRED)
 find_package(Treesitter 0.20.8 REQUIRED)
 find_package(Unibilium 2.0 REQUIRED)