diff --git a/package/gssdp/gssdp.mk b/package/gssdp/gssdp.mk
index 071ad00109..bab3cbe0f7 100644
--- a/package/gssdp/gssdp.mk
+++ b/package/gssdp/gssdp.mk
@@ -14,9 +14,15 @@ GSSDP_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 GSSDP_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libglib2 libsoup
 GSSDP_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-Dexamples=false \
-	-Dintrospection=false \
 	-Dvapi=false
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GOBJECT_INTROSPECTION),y)
+GSSDP_CONF_OPTS += -Dintrospection=true
+GSSDP_DEPENDENCIES += gobject-introspection
+else
+GSSDP_CONF_OPTS += -Dintrospection=false
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3),y)
 GSSDP_DEPENDENCIES += libgtk3
 GSSDP_CONF_OPTS += -Dsniffer=true