diff --git a/common/build-helper/gir.sh b/common/build-helper/gir.sh
index 1021fbb9896..7cc5374f895 100644
--- a/common/build-helper/gir.sh
+++ b/common/build-helper/gir.sh
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ if [ "$build_option_gir" ] || [[ $build_options != *"gir"* ]]; then
 		# Required for running the g-ir-scanner-lddwrapper
 		hostmakedepends+=" prelink-cross"
 
-		# Provide basic .gir types like GLib, GObject, DBus, Gio, cairo
-		# and tooling like g-ir-compiler
-		makedepends+=" gobject-introspection"
+		if [[ $makedepends != *"gobject-introspection"* ]]; then
+			# Provide basic .gir types like GLib, GObject, DBus, Gio, cairo
+			# and tooling like g-ir-compiler
+			makedepends+=" gobject-introspection"
+		fi
 
 		export VAPIGEN_VAPIDIRS=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/share/vala/vapi
 		export VAPIGEN_GIRDIRS=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/share/gir-1.0