diff --git a/package/gcr/gcr.mk b/package/gcr/gcr.mk
index 97a0e22064..7f71614bca 100644
--- a/package/gcr/gcr.mk
+++ b/package/gcr/gcr.mk
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ GCR_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GOBJECT_INTROSPECTION),y)
 GCR_DEPENDENCIES += gobject-introspection host-libxslt
-GCR_CONF_OPTS += --with-introspection
+GCR_CONF_OPTS += --enable-introspection
 else
-GCR_CONF_OPTS += --without-introspection
+GCR_CONF_OPTS += --disable-introspection
 endif
 
 # Only the X11 backend is supported for the simple GUI