# gobject-introspection is mandatory and cannot be configured
REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "gobject-introspection-data"
-UNKNOWN_CONFIGURE_WHITELIST:append = " introspection"
-inherit meson pkgconfig distutils3-base upstream-version-is-even gobject-introspection features_check
+inherit meson pkgconfig distutils3-base upstream-version-is-even features_check
+
+# 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"