diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b01c375b9f..4e41553884 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNC(socket,,[AC_CHECK_LIB(socket,socket)])
 AC_CHECK_FUNC(gethostbyname,,[AC_CHECK_LIB(nsl,gethostbyname)])
 
 dnl GLib is required
-AG_GST_GLIB_CHECK([2.22])
+AG_GST_GLIB_CHECK([2.24])
 
 dnl checks for gstreamer
 dnl uninstalled is selected preferentially -- see pkg-config(1)