diff --git a/awesomeConfig.cmake b/awesomeConfig.cmake
index 811f1aa21..24d991838 100644
--- a/awesomeConfig.cmake
+++ b/awesomeConfig.cmake
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ pkg_check_modules(AWESOME_COMMON_REQUIRED REQUIRED
     xcb>=1.1)
 
 pkg_check_modules(AWESOME_REQUIRED REQUIRED
-    glib-2.0
     cairo
     x11
     pango>=1.19.3