diff --git a/package/polkit/polkit.mk b/package/polkit/polkit.mk
index ee0b3674de..3ae42b2312 100644
--- a/package/polkit/polkit.mk
+++ b/package/polkit/polkit.mk
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ POLKIT_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--disable-libelogind \
 	--disable-libsystemd-login
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GOBJECT_INTROSPECTION),y)
+POLKIT_CONF_OPTS += --enable-introspection
+POLKIT_DEPENDENCIES += gobject-introspection
+else
+POLKIT_CONF_OPTS += --disable-introspection
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_PAM),y)
 POLKIT_DEPENDENCIES += linux-pam
 POLKIT_CONF_OPTS += --with-authfw=pam