diff --git a/srcpkgs/template-glib/template b/srcpkgs/template-glib/template
index 0d22f03a002..eaa26164b03 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/template-glib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/template-glib/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=3.36.0
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 build_helper="gir"
-configure_args="-Dgtk_doc=false"
+configure_args="-Dgtk_doc=false -Dintrospection=enabled"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config vala glib-devel flex gettext"
 makedepends="libglib-devel"
 short_desc="Supports calling into GObject Introspection from templates"