diff --git a/package/poppler/poppler.mk b/package/poppler/poppler.mk
index 02ccf742ac..5524bfc420 100644
--- a/package/poppler/poppler.mk
+++ b/package/poppler/poppler.mk
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ POPPLER_DEPENDENCIES += gobject-introspection
 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
+	-DINTROSPECTION_COMPILER=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/g-ir-compiler \
+	-DINTROSPECTION_COMPILER_ARGS="--includedir=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/share/gir-1.0"
 else
 POPPLER_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_GOBJECT_INTROSPECTION=OFF
 endif