diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f19b6fe58..69d6abb4d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ XEXTXORG_LIB='$(top_builddir)/Xext/libXextbuiltin.la'
 
 dnl Core modules for most extensions, et al.
 REQUIRED_MODULES="[randrproto >= 1.2.99.3] [renderproto >= 0.11] [fixesproto >= 4.0] [damageproto >= 1.1] xcmiscproto [xextproto >= 7.0.99.3] [xproto >= 7.0.13] [xtrans >= 1.2.2] bigreqsproto resourceproto fontsproto [inputproto >= 1.9.99.15] [kbproto >= 1.0.3]"
-REQUIRED_LIBS="xfont xau fontenc [pixman-1 >= 0.15.14]"
+REQUIRED_LIBS="xfont xau [pixman-1 >= 0.15.14]"
 
 dnl HAVE_DBUS is true if we actually have the D-Bus library, whereas
 dnl CONFIG_DBUS_API is true if we want to enable the D-Bus config