diff --git a/libnm/libnm.pc.in b/libnm/libnm.pc.in
index 6392799a7b..5fe26b6a02 100644
--- a/libnm/libnm.pc.in
+++ b/libnm/libnm.pc.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ includedir=@includedir@
 Name: libnm
 Description: Convenience library for clients of NetworkManager
 Version: @VERSION@
-Requires: gio-2.0 dbus-glib-1
+Requires: gio-2.0
 Cflags: -I${includedir}/libnm
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lnm