diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 89366e8bd..2a9f9860a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ AWESOME_CFLAGS = -std=gnu99 -pipe \
 		 -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-format-attribute -Wmissing-noreturn
 endif
 AM_CPPFLAGS = $(pangocairo_CFLAGS) $(AWESOME_CFLAGS) \
-	$(GTK_CFLAGS) $(imlib2_CFLAGS) \
+	$(GdkPixbuf_CFLAGS) $(GDK_CFLAGS) $(imlib2_CFLAGS) \
 	$(xcb_CFLAGS) $(xcb_event_CFLAGS) \
 	$(xcb_randr_CFLAGS) $(xcb_xinerama_CFLAGS) $(xcb_shape_CFLAGS) \
 	$(xcb_aux_CFLAGS) $(xcb_atom_CFLAGS) $(xcb_keysyms_CFLAGS) \
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ awesome_SOURCES += $(WIDGETS)
 awesome_LDADD = $(pangocairo_LIBS) $(xcb_LIBS) $(xcb_event_LIBS) \
 	$(xcb_randr_LIBS) $(xcb_xinerama_LIBS) $(xcb_shape_LIBS) $(xcb_aux_LIBS) \
 	$(xcb_atom_LIBS) $(xcb_keysyms_LIBS) $(xcb_icccm_LIBS) $(dbus_LIBS)\
-	$(imlib2_LIBS) $(GTK_LIBS) $(Lua_LIBS)
+	$(imlib2_LIBS) $(GdkPixbuf_LIBS) $(GDK_LIBS) $(Lua_LIBS)
 
 bin_PROGRAMS += awesome-client
 awesome_client_SOURCES = \
diff --git a/common/draw.c b/common/draw.c
index 29115a4ab..061420707 100644
--- a/common/draw.c
+++ b/common/draw.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #ifdef WITH_IMLIB2
 #include <Imlib2.h>
 #else
-#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+#include <gdk/gdkcairo.h>
 #include <gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf.h>
 #endif
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cbf804db2..9bf9a091b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -144,8 +144,10 @@ if test "x$with_imlib2" == "xyes"; then
         [AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot fined Imlib2.])])
     AC_DEFINE([WITH_IMLIB2],1,[Defined to use Imlib2])
 else
-    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GTK], [gtk+-2.0 >= 2.2],,
-        [AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot find gtk+-2.0 >= 2.2])])
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GdkPixbuf], [gdk-pixbuf-2.0 >= 2.2],,
+        [AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot find gdk-pixbuf-2.0 >= 2.2])])
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GDK], [gdk-2.0 >= 2.2],,
+        [AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot find gdk-2.0 >= 2.2])])
 fi
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([xcb], [xcb],,
    [AC_MSG_ERROR([awesome requires xcb.])])