diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-validate/gst1-validate.mk b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-validate/gst1-validate.mk
index 0f3d251782..ca0468b6bb 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-validate/gst1-validate.mk
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-validate/gst1-validate.mk
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ GST1_VALIDATE_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	python \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_CAIRO),cairo)
 
-GST1_VALIDATE_CONF_OPTS += --disable-sphinx-doc
+GST1_VALIDATE_CONF_OPTS = \
+	--disable-introspection \
+	--disable-sphinx-doc
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))