diff --git a/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk b/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk
index a3db249ae6..4d5d0b89e2 100644
--- a/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk
+++ b/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-DENABLE_GAMEPAD=OFF \
 	-DENABLE_GEOLOCATION=OFF \
 	-DENABLE_GTKDOC=OFF \
-	-DENABLE_INTROSPECTION=OFF \
 	-DENABLE_MINIBROWSER=ON \
 	-DENABLE_SPELLCHECK=ON \
 	-DPORT=GTK \
@@ -59,6 +58,13 @@ else
 WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_WEBDRIVER=OFF
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GOBJECT_INTROSPECTION),y)
+WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_INTROSPECTION=ON
+WEBKITGTK_DEPENDENCIES += gobject-introspection
+else
+WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_INTROSPECTION=OFF
+endif
+
 # Only one target platform can be built, assume X11 > Wayland
 
 # GTK3-X11 target gives OpenGL from newer libgtk3 versions