--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -309,16 +309,9 @@ else
    AC_MSG_WARN(ALSA library not available)
 fi
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(libudev, libudev, have_libudev=yes, have_libudev=no)
-if test "x$have_libudev" = "xyes"; then
-	AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBUDEV], [], [Use libudev])
-	LIBUDEV_CFLAGS="$libudev_CFLAGS"
-	LIBUDEV_LIBS="$libudev_LIBS"
-	AC_SUBST(LIBUDEV_CFLAGS)
-	AC_SUBST(LIBUDEV_LIBS)
-else
-   AC_MSG_WARN(udev library not available)
-fi
+
+# Force building without udev
+have_libudev=no
 
 AC_SUBST([JPEG_LIBS])