diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0173db5..3a020ae 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3636,7 +3636,7 @@
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 # glib support probe
 
-glib_req_ver=2.40
+glib_req_ver=2.48
 glib_modules=gthread-2.0
 if test "$modules" = yes; then
     glib_modules="$glib_modules gmodule-export-2.0"