diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 038585b9..07b4c1bb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ if test "x$BWRAP" != xfalse; then
    BWRAP_VERSION=`$BWRAP --version | sed 's,.*\ \([0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\)$,\1,'`
    AX_COMPARE_VERSION([$SYSTEM_BWRAP_REQS],[gt],[$BWRAP_VERSION],
                       [AC_MSG_ERROR([You need at least version $SYSTEM_BWRAP_REQS of bubblewrap to use the system installed version])])
+   AS_IF([$BWRAP --help | grep '@<:@-@:>@-bind-fd' >/dev/null],
+         [:],
+         [AC_MSG_ERROR([$BWRAP does not list required option --bind-fd in its --help])])
    AM_CONDITIONAL([WITH_SYSTEM_BWRAP], [true])
 else
    AC_CHECK_LIB(cap, cap_from_text, CAP_LIB=-lcap)
diff --git a/subprojects/bubblewrap b/subprojects/bubblewrap
index c54bbc6d..c4209bf5 160000
--- a/subprojects/bubblewrap
+++ b/subprojects/bubblewrap
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c54bbc6d7b78e7a45016efe0c4ac8af9d209aa20
+Subproject commit c4209bf5cd4eea208699c288dff8800dd8905536