diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 1db55d49c..2baaad928 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  libdigest-crc-perl,
  libdigest-hmac-perl,
  libevent-dev (>= 2.0),
- libglib2.0-dev (>= 2.40),
+ libglib2.0-dev (>= 2.44),
  libhiredis-dev,
  libio-multiplex-perl,
  libio-socket-inet6-perl,