diff --git a/srcpkgs/glib/template b/srcpkgs/glib/template
index b7bc2094b08..234ef644b22 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/glib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/glib/template
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Template build file for 'glib'
 pkgname=glib
 version=2.42.2
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--disable-fam --with-pcre=system --enable-static"
+configure_args="--enable-libelf --disable-fam --with-pcre=system --enable-static"
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config perl python libxslt docbook-xsl"
-makedepends="zlib-devel pcre-devel libffi-devel dbus-devel"
+makedepends="zlib-devel pcre-devel libffi-devel dbus-devel elfutils-devel"
 short_desc="The GNU library of C routines"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://www.gtk.org/"
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@ if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" glib-devel"
 fi
 
-case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	# disable libelf on musl, our elfutils version uses GNU extensions.
-	*-musl) configure_args+=" --disable-libelf";;
-	*) configure_args+=" --enable-libelf"; makedepends+=" elfutils-devel";;
-esac
-
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi
 }