diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3cde72df50..73e1994959 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -197,24 +197,25 @@ AC_CHECK_TYPE([struct ip_mreqn], [
 
 dnl *** checks for dependency libraries ***
 
-dnl GLib is required
-AG_GST_GLIB_CHECK([2.24])
+
+dnl GLib
+GLIB_REQ=2.31.10
+
+AG_GST_GLIB_CHECK([$GLIB_REQ])
 
 dnl Check for GIO
-translit(dnm, m, l) AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_GIO, true)
-AG_GST_CHECK_FEATURE(GIO, [GIO library], gio, [
-  PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GIO, gio-2.0 >= 2.31.10)
-  GIO_MODULE_DIR="`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=giomoduledir gio-2.0`"
-  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GIO_MODULE_DIR, "$GIO_MODULE_DIR",
-      [The GIO modules directory.])
-  GIO_LIBDIR="`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=libdir gio-2.0`"
-      AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GIO_LIBDIR, "$GIO_LIBDIR",
-          [The GIO library directory.])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GIO, gio-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQ)
+GIO_MODULE_DIR="`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=giomoduledir gio-2.0`"
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GIO_MODULE_DIR, "$GIO_MODULE_DIR",
+    [The GIO modules directory.])
+GIO_LIBDIR="`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=libdir gio-2.0`"
+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GIO_LIBDIR, "$GIO_LIBDIR",
+        [The GIO library directory.])
 
-  AC_SUBST(GIO_CFLAGS)
-  AC_SUBST(GIO_LIBS)
-  AC_SUBST(GIO_LDFLAGS)
-])
+AC_SUBST(GIO_CFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(GIO_LIBS)
+AC_SUBST(GIO_LDFLAGS)
+dnl GLib is required
 
 dnl Orc
 ORC_CHECK([0.4.11])