diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 2367a9f38f..1e912d7c7c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5596,7 +5596,7 @@ fi
   # now look for the gtk.h header
   saved_CPPFLAGS=$CPPFLAGS
   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $CFLAGS_GTK"
-  for ac_hdr in gtk/gtk.h
+  for ac_hdr in gtk/gtk.h glib.h gdk/gdk.h
 do
 ac_safe=`echo "$ac_hdr" | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_hdr""... $ac_c" 1>&6
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 2d4a2380fa..9385cc6a01 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ then
   # now look for the gtk.h header
   saved_CPPFLAGS=$CPPFLAGS
   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $CFLAGS_GTK"
-  AC_CHECK_HEADERS(gtk/gtk.h, [
+  AC_CHECK_HEADERS(gtk/gtk.h glib.h gdk/gdk.h, [
     PLUGINS="${PLUGINS} gtk"
     ALIASES="${ALIASES} gvlc"
   ])