diff --git a/awesomeConfig.cmake b/awesomeConfig.cmake
index f1546052c..d9f48eadc 100644
--- a/awesomeConfig.cmake
+++ b/awesomeConfig.cmake
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ pkg_check_modules(AWESOME_REQUIRED REQUIRED
     xcb-aux
     xcb-atom
     xcb-keysyms
-    xcb-render
     xcb-icccm
     cairo-xcb)