diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 255122f922b5de6446bdc68b5f17f681e30c1e83..10cc102680bf55a84c493b0509a23dcf2f75e412 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ in-sysroot/configure-%:
 	    --enable-tools-rpath="/_ORIGIN_/__/lib/$${DEB_BUILD_MULTIARCH}" \
 	    --disable-shared \
 	    --disable-gtk-doc \
+	    --without-glib \
 	    $(NULL)
 
 _build/%/build.stamp: _build/%/config.stamp $(sysroot)/etc/debian_version