diff --git a/examples/C/qt/meson.build b/examples/C/qt/meson.build
index d92205b1bd..5349faa7da 100644
--- a/examples/C/qt/meson.build
+++ b/examples/C/qt/meson.build
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ qt_core_dep = dependency('QtCore', version: '>= 4')
 
 deps = [
   dbus_dep,
-  dbus_glib_dep,
   qt_core_dep,
   dependency('QtDBus'),
   dependency('QtNetwork')