--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -14311,19 +14311,19 @@
 fi
 
 pkg_failed=no
-{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for glib-2.0 >= 2.40" >&5
-printf %s "checking for glib-2.0 >= 2.40... " >&6; }
+{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for glib-2.0 >= 2.38" >&5
+printf %s "checking for glib-2.0 >= 2.38... " >&6; }
 
 if test -n "$GLIB_CFLAGS"; then
     pkg_cv_GLIB_CFLAGS="$GLIB_CFLAGS"
  elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
     if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"glib-2.0 >= 2.40\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "glib-2.0 >= 2.40") 2>&5
+    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"glib-2.0 >= 2.38\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "glib-2.0 >= 2.38") 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
   printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_GLIB_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "glib-2.0 >= 2.40" 2>/dev/null`
+  pkg_cv_GLIB_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "glib-2.0 >= 2.38" 2>/dev/null`
 		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
 else
   pkg_failed=yes
@@ -14335,12 +14335,12 @@
     pkg_cv_GLIB_LIBS="$GLIB_LIBS"
  elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
     if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"glib-2.0 >= 2.40\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "glib-2.0 >= 2.40") 2>&5
+    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"glib-2.0 >= 2.38\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "glib-2.0 >= 2.38") 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
   printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_GLIB_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "glib-2.0 >= 2.40" 2>/dev/null`
+  pkg_cv_GLIB_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "glib-2.0 >= 2.38" 2>/dev/null`
 		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
 else
   pkg_failed=yes
@@ -14361,14 +14361,14 @@
         _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
 fi
         if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
-	        GLIB_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "glib-2.0 >= 2.40" 2>&1`
+	        GLIB_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "glib-2.0 >= 2.38" 2>&1`
         else
-	        GLIB_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "glib-2.0 >= 2.40" 2>&1`
+	        GLIB_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "glib-2.0 >= 2.38" 2>&1`
         fi
 	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
 	echo "$GLIB_PKG_ERRORS" >&5
 
-	as_fn_error $? "Package requirements (glib-2.0 >= 2.40) were not met:
+	as_fn_error $? "Package requirements (glib-2.0 >= 2.38) were not met:
 
 $GLIB_PKG_ERRORS
 
diff -urN a/subprojects/dbus-gmain/meson.build b/subprojects/dbus-gmain/meson.build
--- a/subprojects/dbus-gmain/meson.build	2022-09-06 15:52:12.000000000 +0200
+++ b/subprojects/dbus-gmain/meson.build	2024-12-09 12:44:28.792515255 +0100
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@
 endif
 
 dbus_dep = dependency('dbus-1', version: '>=1.8')
-glib_dep = dependency('glib-2.0', version: '>=2.40')
+glib_dep = dependency('glib-2.0', version: '>=2.38')
 gthread_dep = dependency(
     'gthread-2.0',
-    version: '>=2.40',
+    version: '>=2.38',
     required: get_option('tests'),
 )