diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 091ae0585d..1f2ee71358 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3079,7 +3079,7 @@ fi
 
 # g_test_trap_subprocess added in 2.38. Used by some tests.
 glib_subprocess=yes
-if test "$mingw32" = "yes" || ! $pkg_config --atleast-version=2.38 glib-2.0; then
+if ! $pkg_config --atleast-version=2.38 glib-2.0; then
     glib_subprocess=no
 fi