diff --git a/pandoc.cabal b/pandoc.cabal
index d1d623060..540e519ef 100644
--- a/pandoc.cabal
+++ b/pandoc.cabal
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ Library
                  parsec >= 3.1 && < 3.2,
                  mtl >= 1.1 && < 2.3,
                  filepath >= 1.1 && < 1.5,
-                 process >= 1 && < 1.5,
+                 process >= 1.2.1 && < 1.5,
                  directory >= 1 && < 1.3,
                  bytestring >= 0.9 && < 0.11,
                  text >= 0.11 && < 1.3,
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ Executable pandoc
                  yaml >= 0.8.8.2 && < 0.9,
                  containers >= 0.1 && < 0.6,
                  HTTP >= 4000.0.5 && < 4000.4,
-                 process >= 1.0 && < 1.5
+                 process >= 1.2.1 && < 1.5
   if flag(network-uri)
      Build-Depends: network-uri >= 2.6 && < 2.7, network >= 2.6
   else
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ Test-Suite test-pandoc
                   text >= 0.11 && < 1.3,
                   directory >= 1 && < 1.3,
                   filepath >= 1.1 && < 1.5,
-                  process >= 1 && < 1.5,
+                  process >= 1.2.1 && < 1.5,
                   highlighting-kate >= 0.6.1 && < 0.7,
                   Diff >= 0.2 && < 0.4,
                   test-framework >= 0.3 && < 0.9,
diff --git a/pandoc.hs b/pandoc.hs
index 78dcd6840..7a2a38d39 100644
--- a/pandoc.hs
+++ b/pandoc.hs
@@ -52,13 +52,8 @@ import Data.Char ( toLower, toUpper )
 import Data.List ( delete, intercalate, isPrefixOf, isSuffixOf, sort )
 import System.Directory ( getAppUserDataDirectory, findExecutable,
                           doesFileExist, Permissions(..), getPermissions )
-import System.Process ( shell, CreateProcess(..),
+import System.Process ( shell, CreateProcess(..), createProcess_,
                         waitForProcess, StdStream(CreatePipe) )
-#if MIN_VERSION_process(1,2,1)
-import System.Process ( createProcess_ )
-#else
-import System.Process.Internals ( createProcess_ )
-#endif
 import System.IO ( stdout, stderr, hClose )
 import System.IO.Error ( isDoesNotExistError )
 import qualified Control.Exception as E