diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fa79af7f..604a41b2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ SPICE_PROTOCOL_MIN_VER=0.12.16
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SPICE_PROTOCOL], [spice-protocol >= $SPICE_PROTOCOL_MIN_VER])
 AC_SUBST([SPICE_PROTOCOL_MIN_VER])
 
-GLIB2_REQUIRED=2.32
-GLIB2_ENCODED_VERSION="GLIB_VERSION_2_32"
+GLIB2_REQUIRED=2.38
+GLIB2_ENCODED_VERSION="GLIB_VERSION_2_38"
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GLIB2], [glib-2.0 >= $GLIB2_REQUIRED gio-2.0 >= $GLIB2_REQUIRED])
 GLIB2_CFLAGS="$GLIB2_CFLAGS -DGLIB_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=$GLIB2_ENCODED_VERSION \
   -DGLIB_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED=$GLIB2_ENCODED_VERSION"