diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pygobject_3.42.0.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pygobject_3.42.0.bb
index 7ff7c5b4dd..b07969c5ef 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pygobject_3.42.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pygobject_3.42.0.bb
@@ -6,19 +6,12 @@ LICENSE = "LGPLv2.1"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=a916467b91076e631dd8edb7424769c7"
 
 GNOMEBASEBUILDCLASS = "meson"
-inherit gnomebase distutils3-base upstream-version-is-even
+GIR_MESON_OPTION = ""
+
+inherit gnomebase distutils3-base gobject-introspection upstream-version-is-even
 
 DEPENDS += "python3 glib-2.0"
 
-# Generating introspection data depends on a combination of native and target
-# introspection tools, and qemu to run the target tools.
-DEPENDS:append:class-target = " gobject-introspection gobject-introspection-native qemu-native prelink-native"
-
-# Even though introspection is disabled on -native, gobject-introspection package is still
-# needed for m4 macros.
-DEPENDS:append:class-native = " gobject-introspection-native"
-DEPENDS:append:class-nativesdk = " gobject-introspection-native"
-
 SRCNAME="pygobject"
 
 SRC_URI = " \