diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index eb3feb7e2..0e121e55e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -629,8 +629,6 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(wavpack,
 	AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-wavpack],
 		[enable WavPack support]),,
 	enable_wavpack=auto)
-MPD_DEPENDS([enable_wavpack], [enable_glib],
-	[Cannot use --enable-wavpack with --disable-glib])
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(werror,
 	AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-werror],
diff --git a/src/decoder/plugins/WavpackDecoderPlugin.cxx b/src/decoder/plugins/WavpackDecoderPlugin.cxx
index 67859bbd2..0b41d052e 100644
--- a/src/decoder/plugins/WavpackDecoderPlugin.cxx
+++ b/src/decoder/plugins/WavpackDecoderPlugin.cxx
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@
 #include "util/Error.hxx"
 #include "util/Domain.hxx"
 #include "util/Macros.hxx"
+#include "util/Alloc.hxx"
 #include "Log.hxx"
 
 #include <wavpack/wavpack.h>
-#include <glib.h>
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -484,10 +484,10 @@ wavpack_open_wvc(Decoder &decoder, const char *uri)
 	if (uri == nullptr)
 		return nullptr;
 
-	char *wvc_url = g_strconcat(uri, "c", nullptr);
+	char *wvc_url = xstrcatdup(uri, "c");
 
 	InputStream *is_wvc = decoder_open_uri(decoder, uri, IgnoreError());
-	g_free(wvc_url);
+	free(wvc_url);
 
 	if (is_wvc == nullptr)
 		return nullptr;