1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/libgudev/default.nix b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/libgudev/default.nix
index 87061ae6559a..6a63947c8a57 100644
--- a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/libgudev/default.nix
+++ b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/libgudev/default.nix
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 , ninja
 , udev
 , glib
-, gobject-introspection
 , gnome
 , vala
+, withIntrospection ? (stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform)
+, gobject-introspection
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -21,12 +22,18 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1al6nr492nzbm8ql02xhzwci2kwb1advnkaky3j9636jf08v41hd";
   };
 
+  strictDeps = true;
+
+  depsBuildBuild = [ pkg-config ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkg-config
-    gobject-introspection
     meson
     ninja
     vala
+    glib # for glib-mkenums needed during the build
+  ] ++ lib.optionals withIntrospection [
+    gobject-introspection
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
@@ -37,8 +44,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   mesonFlags = [
     # There's a dependency cycle with umockdev and the tests fail to LD_PRELOAD anyway
     "-Dtests=disabled"
+    "-Dintrospection=${if withIntrospection then "enabled" else "disabled"}"
   ] ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform) [
-    "-Dintrospection=disabled"
     "-Dvapi=disabled"
   ];