diff --git a/meta-gnome/recipes-gnome/evolution-data-server/evolution-data-server.bb b/meta-gnome/recipes-gnome/evolution-data-server/evolution-data-server.bb
index 3be2742c20..59856f3ab7 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/recipes-gnome/evolution-data-server/evolution-data-server.bb
+++ b/meta-gnome/recipes-gnome/evolution-data-server/evolution-data-server.bb
@@ -28,14 +28,15 @@ EXTRA_OECMAKE = " \
     -DENABLE_UOA=OFF \
     -DENABLE_GOOGLE_AUTH=OFF \
     -DENABLE_WEATHER=OFF \
-    -DG_IR_COMPILER=${STAGING_BINDIR}/g-ir-compiler-wrapper \
-    -DG_IR_SCANNER=${STAGING_BINDIR}/g-ir-scanner-wrapper \
     -DVAPIGEN=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/vapigen \
     ${@bb.utils.contains('GI_DATA_ENABLED', 'True', '-DENABLE_INTROSPECTION=ON -DENABLE_VALA_BINDINGS=ON', '-DENABLE_INTROSPECTION=OFF', d)} \
     -D${LKSTRFTIME} \
     -DLIB_SUFFIX=${@d.getVar('baselib').replace('lib', '')} \
 "
 
+EXTRA_OECMAKE:append:class-target = " -DG_IR_COMPILER=${STAGING_BINDIR}/g-ir-compiler-wrapper"
+EXTRA_OECMAKE:append:class-target = " -DG_IR_SCANNER=${STAGING_BINDIR}/g-ir-scanner-wrapper"
+
 PACKAGECONFIG[canberra] = "-DENABLE_CANBERRA=ON,-DENABLE_CANBERRA=OFF,libcanberra"
 PACKAGECONFIG[oauth]    = "-DENABLE_OAUTH2=ON,-DENABLE_OAUTH2=OFF,webkitgtk json-glib"
 PACKAGECONFIG[goa]    = "-DENABLE_GOA=ON,-DENABLE_GOA=OFF,gnome-online-accounts"