diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 01d6d1cb..8426cd40 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB([ssl], [main], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([openssl is required for profanity
 AC_CHECK_LIB([strophe], [main], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([libstrophe is required for profanity])])
 AC_CHECK_LIB([expat], [main], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([expat is required for profanity])])
 AC_CHECK_LIB([xml2], [main], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([xml2 is required for profanity])])
-AC_CHECK_LIB([glib], [main], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([glib is required for profanity])])
+AC_CHECK_LIB([glib-2.0], [main], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([glib-2.0 is required for profanity])])
 
 # Checks for header files.
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdlib.h string.h])
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdlib.h string.h])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([OPENSSL], [openssl])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([NCURSES], [ncurses])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GLIB], [glib-2.0])
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([NOTIFY], [libnotify])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([NOTIFY], [libnotify], [], [AC_MSG_NOTICE([libnotify module not found])])
 
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $GLIB_CFLAGS $GLIB_LIBS $NOTIFY_CFLAGS $NOTIFY_LIBS"
 CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $GLIB_CFLAGS $GLIB_LIBS $NOTIFY_CFLAGS $NOTIFY_LIBS"