diff --git a/package/poppler/poppler.mk b/package/poppler/poppler.mk
index 18c044a9f6..b54262e7c4 100644
--- a/package/poppler/poppler.mk
+++ b/package/poppler/poppler.mk
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GOBJECT_INTROSPECTION),y)
 POPPLER_DEPENDENCIES += gobject-introspection
-POPPLER_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_GOBJECT_INTROSPECTION=ON
+POPPLER_CONF_OPTS += \
+	-DENABLE_GOBJECT_INTROSPECTION=ON \
+	-DINTROSPECTION_SCANNER=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/g-ir-scanner \
+	-DINTROSPECTION_COMPILER=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/g-ir-compiler
 else
 POPPLER_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_GOBJECT_INTROSPECTION=OFF
 endif