diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 7261abdf..efcdca87 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 * libpangocairo
 * libcairo
 * libcairo-xlib
-* libglib2.0
+* libglib2.0 >= 2.40
 * libx11
 * libstartup-notification-1.0
 
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index bf78ba8f..95881f2b 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ bin_PROGRAMS=rofi
 dist_bin_SCRIPTS=script/rofi-sensible-terminal
 
 LIBS=\
+	@glib_LIBS@\
     @x11_LIBS@\
     @xinerama_LIBS@\
 	@libsn_LIBS@\
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ LIBS=\
 
 AM_CFLAGS=\
 	@EXTRA_CFLAGS@\
+	@glib_CFLAGS@\
     @x11_CFLAGS@\
     @xinerama_CFLAGS@\
     @pango_CFLAGS@\
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e2bd2156..5c7d278d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ dnl Check dependencies
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
 
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([glib],     [glib-2.0 >= 2.40])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([x11],      [x11])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([xinerama], [xinerama])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([pango],    [pango pangocairo])