diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index fe89a738..e95623ac 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ if [ ! -x "`which automake 2>/dev/null`" ] ; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ ! -x "`which pkg-config 2>/dev/null`" ] ; then
-  echo "pkg-config is required, but wasn't found on this system"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
 if [ -x "`which autoreconf 2>/dev/null`" ] ; then
   exec autoreconf -ivf
 fi