diff --git a/srcpkgs/sushi/template b/srcpkgs/sushi/template
index 4f88b2c27a4..8ddde5ce16f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sushi/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sushi/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 build_helper="gir"
 build_style=meson
 hostmakedepends="glib-devel gettext pkg-config
- $(vopt_if gir 'gobject-introspection') gjs"
+ $(vopt_if gir 'gobject-introspection') gjs gstreamer1"
 makedepends="clutter-gst3-devel clutter-gtk-devel evince-devel gjs-devel
  gtksourceview4-devel libsoup3-devel libwebkit2gtk41-devel"
 depends="evince nautilus"
@@ -20,3 +20,7 @@ lib32disabled=yes
 
 build_options="gir"
 build_options_default="gir"
+
+pre_build() {
+	export GST_PLUGIN_SCANNER=/usr/libexec/gstreamer-1.0/gst-plugin-scanner
+}